Muscular System

Question 1

Adductors

Answer 1

Located in the thigh, used to adduct the thigh

Question 2

Biceps Brachii

Answer 2

Between the elbow and shoulder, assisting in lifting the forearm.

Question 3

Biceps Fermoris

Answer 3

To the back side or posterior of the thigh. Bends the knee and move the hip backwards.

Question 4

Buccinators

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It forms the anterior part of the cheek or the lateral wall of the oral cavity, holds the cheek to your teeth and assists with chewing.

Question 5

Deltoid

Answer 5

Located on the top of the shoulder and uppermost part of the arm, preforms abduction of the shoulder.

Question 6

Extensors

Answer 6

A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or other part of the body

Question 7

External intercostals

Answer 7

They are on ribs 1-11 and assist in inhaling.

Question 8

External oblique

Answer 8

They three most superficial of the abdominal muscles.Used for flexion or rotation of the trunk

Question 9

Fibularis longus

Answer 9

Is a superficial lateral component of the peroneus muscles. Assists in moving you calf of the leg.

Question 10

Flexors

Answer 10

Inner hip muscles, flexes the hip.

Question 11

Frontalis

Answer 11

It is located on the front of the head. The muscle has no bony attachments.

Question 12

Gastrocnemia

Answer 12

forms half of the calf muscle. Its function is plantar flexing the foot at the ankle joint and flexing the leg at the knee joint.

Question 13

Gluteus Maximus

Answer 13

he main extensor muscle of the hip. It is the largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles and makes up a large portion of the shape and appearance of each side of the hips.

Question 14

Gluteus Medius

Answer 14

is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis

Question 15

Internal Oblique

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is a muscle in the abdominal wall that lies below the external oblique and just above the transverse abdominal muscles

Question 16

Latissimus Dorsi

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flat muscle on the back that stretches to the sides, behind the arm, and is partly covered by the trapezius on the back near the midline

Question 17

Masseter

Answer 17

muscle is a facial muscle that plays a major role in the chewing of solid foods. The muscle is shaped similar to a parallelogram

Question 18

Orbicularis Oculi

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is a muscle in the face that closes the eyelids. It arises from the nasal part of the frontal bone, from the frontal process of the maxilla in front of the lacrimal groove,

Question 19

Orbicularis Oris

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muscle is a complex of muscles in the lips that encircles the mouth

Question 20

Pectoralis Major

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is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest

Question 21

Rectus Abdominus

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is a paired muscle running vertically on each side of the anterior wall of the human abdomen

Question 22

Rectus Femoris

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muscle is one of the four quadriceps muscles

Question 23

Sartorius

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longest muscle in the human body. It is a long, thin, superficial muscle that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment

Question 24

Semimembranosus

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is the medial-most of the three hamstring muscles. It is so named because it has a flat tendon of origin. It lies posteromedially in the thigh, deep to the semitendinosus.

Question 25

Semitendinosus

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muscle is one of three hamstring muscles that are located at the back of the thigh. The other two are the semimembranosus muscle and the biceps femoris.

Question 26

Soleus

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is a powerful muscle in the back part of the lower leg

Question 27

Sternocleidomastoid

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is a long muscle in the side of the neck that extends up from the thorax to the base of the skull behind the ear

Question 28

Temporalis

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It is a broad, fan-shaped muscle on each side of the head that fills the temporal fossa, superior to the zygomatic arch so it covers much of the temporal bone

Question 29

Tibialis anterior

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Is a muscle that originates in the upper two-thirds of the lateral surface of the tibia and inserts into the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal bones of the foot

Question 30

Trapezius

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Is one of the major muscles of the back and is responsible for moving, rotating, and stabilizing the scapula

Question 31

Triceps brachii

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Muscle is a large muscle on the back of the upper limb of many vertebrates. It is the muscle principally responsible for extension of the elbow joint

Question 32

Vastus lateralis

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Is a muscle present in the anterior compartment of thigh, and is one of the four muscles that make up the quadriceps muscle

Question 33

Vastus medialis

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Is an extensor muscle located medially in the thigh that extends the knee

Question 34

Zygomaticus

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It is a muscle of facial expression which draws the angle of the mouth superiorly and posteriorly to allow one to smile

Question 35

Quadriceps

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Femoris muscle, large fleshy muscle group covering the front and sides of the thigh

Question 36

Hamstring

Answer 36

Is one of the three posterior thigh muscles in between the hip and the knee