Muscular System

Question 1

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer 1

Pulls the head from side to side and to the chest

Question 2

Splenius Capitis

Answer 2

Rotates the head and allows it to bend to the side

Question 3

Frontalis

Answer 3

Raises the eyebrows

Question 4

Zygomaticus

Answer 4

Pulls up the corners of the mouth

Question 5

Masseter

Answer 5

Close the jaw, Chew

Question 6

Pectoralis Major

Answer 6

Pulls the arm across the chest and also rotates and adducts the arms

Question 7

Latissimus Dorsi

Answer 7

Provides for extension, adduction, and inward rotation of the arm

Question 8

Deltoid

Answer 8

Provides for abduction and extension of the arm at the shoulder

Question 9

Serratus anterior

Answer 9

Also known as the boxers muscle, pulls the scapula forward

Question 10

Subscapularis

Answer 10

Rotates the arm medially

Question 11

Infraspinatus

Answer 11

Rotates the arm laterally

Question 12

Biceps Brachii

Answer 12

Flexes the arm at the elbow and rotates the hand laterally

Question 13

Brachialis

Answer 13

Flexes the arm at the elbow

Question 14

Brachioradialis

Answer 14

Flexes the forearm at the elbow

Question 15

Triceps Brachii

Answer 15

Extends the arm at the elbow

Question 16

Supinator

Answer 16

Rotates the forearm laterally

Question 17

Diaphragm

Answer 17

Separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

Question 18

External and Internal Intercostals

Answer 18

Contraction expands and lowers the ribs during breathing

Question 19

External and Internal Obliques

Answer 19

Compress the abdominal wall

Question 20

Transversus abdominis

Answer 20

Also compresses the abdominal wall

Question 21

Rectus abdominis

Answer 21

Flexes the vertebral column and compresses the abdominal wall

Question 22

Trapezius

Answer 22

Raises the arms and pulls the shoulders downward

Question 23

Pectoralis Minor

Answer 23

Pulls the scapula downward and rises the rib cage

Question 24

Gluteus Maximus

Answer 24

Extends the thigh

Question 25

Gluteus Medius

Answer 25

Abduct the thigh and rotate it laterally

Question 26

Quadriceps Group

Answer 26

Extends the leg at the knee, muscles in this group include vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, and the rectus femoris

Question 27

Sartorius

Answer 27

Performs multiple functions including flexing the knee and thigh, and enabling, the act of being able to sit cross legged

Question 28

Gastrocnemius

Answer 28

Dorsiflexes the foot and aids in pushing the body forward

Question 29

Atrophy

Answer 29

Is the loss of muscle mass and strength that occurs when muscles arent used over a long period of time

Question 30

Fibromyalgia

Answer 30

Musculoskeletal pain and fatigue

Question 31

Ganglion Cyst

Answer 31

Benign saclike swelling or fluid filled cyst. Typically develops over a joint or a tendon.

Question 32

Lyme Disease

Answer 32

Bacterial infection caused by the borrelia burgdorferi bacterium.

Question 33

Muscular Dystrophy

Answer 33

Disease that progressively weakens and causes degeneration of the body’s skeletal muscles

Question 34

Myasthenia gravis

Answer 34

Chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease