Muscles

Question 1

Frontalis

Answer 1

Moves forehead and eyebrows.

Question 2

Orbicularis Oculi

Answer 2

Winking and closing eyes.

Question 3

Orbicularis Oris

Answer 3

Closes lips.

Question 4

Zygomaticus

Answer 4

Lifts the corners of your mouth up.

Question 5

Masseter

Answer 5

Elevates mandible to close the jaw.

Question 6

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer 6

Neck flexion and rotation of the head.

Question 7

Pectoralis Major

Answer 7

Chest muscle; Moves your arms.
Flexes, adducts and medially rotates the arm.

Question 8

External Intercostal Muscles

Answer 8

(Breathing help)
Elevates your ribcages.

Question 9

Internal Intercostal Muscles

Answer 9

(Breathing help)
Depresses you ribcages.

Question 10

External Abdominal Oblique

Answer 10

Help rotate the trunk.

Question 11

Internal Abdominal Oblique

Answer 11

Compresses abdominal obliques.

Question 12

Rectus Adominus

Answer 12

Flexion (decreases the angle) of the trunk.
Allows you to bend over and touch your toes.

Question 13

Trapezius

Answer 13

Elevates, depresses, and holds the scapula in place.

Question 14

Latissmus dorsi

Answer 14

Extends the arm and shoulder; Adduction and medial rotation.

Question 15

Erector Spine muscle group

Answer 15

Extends and laterally rotates your vertebrae.

Question 16

Deltoid

Answer 16

Abduction of the arm.

Question 17

Rotator cuff muscles

Answer 17

Rotation of the shoulder joint.

Question 18

Biceps and Triceps Brachii

Answer 18

Flex and extend the forearm at the elbow.

Question 19

Brachialis and Brachioradialis

Answer 19

Supination and Pronation.

Question 20

Gluteus Maximus

Answer 20

Extend (back?) and laterally rotate the hip.

Question 21

Gluteus Medius

Answer 21

Medial rotation of the hip.

Question 22

Sartorius

Answer 22

Flex, abduct and laterally rotate the hip.

Question 23

Quads - Rectus Remoris

Answer 23

Extend the knees; Flexes the thighs.

Question 24

Gracilis

Answer 24

Flexes the leg and the knee; Adduction.

Question 25

Tibialis Anterior

Answer 25

Dorsiflexion; Some inversion of the foot.

Question 26

Gastrocnemius

Answer 26

Moves the knee and ankle -> Plantar flexion; Flexes the knee.

Question 27

Flexion

Answer 27

Decreases the angle.

Question 28

Extension

Answer 28

Increases the angle.

Question 29

Dorisflexion

Answer 29

Move your foot in superior direction toward the shin.

Question 30

Plantar flexion

Answer 30

Flex foot inferiorly.

Question 31

Abduction

Answer 31

Away from the midline.

Question 32

Adduction

Answer 32

Toward the midline.

Question 33

Circumduction

Answer 33

Combination of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction.

Question 34

Rotation

Answer 34

Movement along longitudinal axis (lateral and medial).

Question 35

Supination

Answer 35

Rotation of forearm -> Palm facing anteriorly.

Question 36

Pronation

Answer 36

Palm rotated posteriorly.

Question 37

Elevation

Answer 37

Moves body parts (like shoulder) upward; Superior direction.

Question 38

Depression

Answer 38

Moves body part downward; Inferior direction.

Question 39

Retraction

Answer 39

Movement in posterior direction <-

Question 40

Protraction

Answer 40

Movement in anterior direction ->

Question 41

Eversion

Answer 41

The sole of the foot faces laterally.

Question 42

Soleus

Answer 42

Plantar Flexion

Question 43

Inversion

Answer 43

The sole of the foot face medially.