Muscles In The Body

Question 1

Gluttius maximus

Answer 1

Function- Adduct and extend the leg at the hips, pull the leg backward.

Question 2

Hamstring

Answer 2

Function- Flex the legs at the knee

Location- At the top of each leg at the back

Question 3

Gastrocnemius

Answer 3

Function- Point the toes at the ankle

Location- At the bottom of each leg at the back. AKA:calf

Question 4

Latissimus Dorsi

Answer 4

Function- Pull your arms down at the shoulders and behind your back (adduct and extend)

Question 5

Triceps

Answer 5

Location- At the top of each arm at the back

Function- Extend the arm at the elbow

Question 6

Deltoid

Answer 6

Function- Raise the arms in all directions at the shoulders

Location- In the upper part of the body, covering the shoulders

Question 7

Biceps

Answer 7

Function- Flex the arm at the elbows

Location- At the top of each arm at the front

Question 8

Quadriceps

Answer 8

Function- Extend the leg at the knee

Location- At the top of each leg at the front

Question 9

Pectoralis major

Answer 9

Function- Adduct the arm at the shoulder

Location- Upper part of the chest at the front

Question 10

External obliques

Answer 10

Function- Pull the chest downward. Flex and rotate the spinal column.
Location- To the side of the abdomen.

Question 11

Tibialis anterior

Answer 11

Function- Pull the toes up towards the shin (dorsi-flexion)

Location- Runs down the shin.

Question 12

Hip flexor

Answer 12

Function- Flex the hip, help the leg and knee up towards the body.
Location- Sit deep in the front of the hip and connect the leg.

Question 13

What are cardiac muscles

Answer 13

• Involuntarily controlled
• Found in the walls of the heart
• Don’t fatigue

Question 14

What are smooth muscles?

Answer 14

• Involuntarily controlled

- Found in the walls of hollow organs such as intestines

Question 15

Skeletal muscles

Answer 15

• Voluntarily controlled
• Found throughout the body
• Attached to bones by tendons