Muscle Types

Question 1

deltoid

Answer 1

rounded triangular muscle on the upmost part of the arm and at the top of the shoulder

Question 2

pectoralis major

Answer 2

covering the chest

Question 3

gastronemius

Answer 3

starts at the back of the back of the femar and comes together with the soleus muscle to form the Achilles tendon at the back of the ankle

Question 4

latissimus dorsi

Answer 4

Broad sheet of muscle that extends from the lower region of the spine to the bone in the upper arm (humerous)

Question 5

Biceps

Answer 5

Front of the upper arm

Question 6

triceps

Answer 6

back of the upper arm

Question 7

external obliques

Answer 7

to the side of the abdomen, running from the lower half of the ribs down to the pelvis

Question 8

hip flexors

Answer 8

sit deep in the front of the hip and connect the leg ,pelvis and abdomen

Question 9

Gluteals

Answer 9

form the buttocks. Gluteals maximus (the largest) lies just under the skin and is attached to the femur (thigh bone)

Question 10

quadriceps

Answer 10

four muscles found on the front of the upper leg

Question 11

hamstrings

Answer 11

found on the back of the leg, stretching from the bottom part of the pelvis to the tibia (shin bone)

Question 12

tibialis anterior

Answer 12

runs down the shin

Question 13

muscles are made up from

Answer 13

many cells or muscle fibres (protein)

Question 14

3 groups of muscles

Answer 14

voluntary
involuntary
cardiac