Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
What are the muscles in the hips and thighs?
A
- Abductors
- Adductors
- Hamstrings
- Quadriceps
- Gluteals
2
Q
What are extensors?
A
Muscles that straighten a limb at a joint; or move the connected bones further away from each other
3
Q
What are muscles controlled by?
A
The nervous system.
It sends electrochemical impulses through neurons that cause muscle fibres to contract or relax and joints to move.
4
Q
What are adductors?
A
Muscles that move a limb towards the midline.
5
Q
What are the muscles in the torso?
A
- Obliques (external and internal)
- Pectorals
- Latissimus Dorsi
- Rectus Abdominus
- Transverse Abdominus
6
Q
What are abductors?
A
Muscles that move a limb away from the midline.
7
Q
What are flexors?
A
Muscles that bend a limb at a joint; or move the connected bones closer together.
8
Q
What are the muscles in the lower legs?
A
- Gastrocnemius
- Achilles Tendon
- Tibialis Anterior
- Tibialis Posterior
9
Q
What muscles make up the abdominal wall?
A
- Rectus Abdominus
- Internal Obliques
- External Obliques
- Transverse Abdominus
10
Q
Name the three gluteal muscles.
A
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus minimus
- Gluteus medius
11
Q
What are the muscles in the arms?
A
- Bicep
- Tricep
- Deltoid
- Trapezius
