Science reading quiz

Question 1

connect the temporal bones of the skull to the sternum and clavicles

Answer 1

sternocleidomastoid

Question 2

located on each side of the head; both sets of these muscles connect the mandible to the cranium and function to close the jaw, as when you bite a piece of food

Answer 2

temporalis muscle and a masseter

Question 3

permit you to pull your shoulders back or to shrug.

Answer 3

trapezius

Question 4

muscles between the ribs,very important because they help you breathe

Answer 4

intercostal muscles

Question 5

the largest of the chest muscles

Answer 5

pectoralis major

Question 6

form the curves of your shoulders, lift the upper arms away from the body, such as when you raise your hands to the side

Answer 6

deltoid

Question 7

connect each humerus to the lumbar region of the spine; they are responsible for drawing your arms to the rear, as when you pull on a rope or paddle a canoe

Answer 7

latissimus dorsi muscles

Question 8

allow you to bend your forearms

Answer 8

biceps brachii

Question 9

Several smaller muscles, mostly located in the forearm, allow you to twist your forearm to rotate your wrist

Answer 9

triceps brachii

Question 10

extend from the bottom of the sternum to the front of the pelvic girdle; you use these muscles whenever you sit up from a reclining position

Answer 10

rectus abdominis

Question 11

connect the ribs to the pelvis but extend more to the sides than do the rectus abdominis muscles

Answer 11

external oblique

Question 12

extend vertically along the spinal column from the upper back to the pelvis. These muscles straighten the back, allowing you to hold your body upright.

Answer 12

erector spinae

Question 13

The largest and strongest muscles in your whole body

Answer 13

gluteus maximus

Question 14

a group of four muscles, located in the front of each thigh, that are all connected to the tibia by the patellar tendon

Answer 14

quadriceps femoris

Question 15

the tendon that contains the kneecap

Answer 15

patellar tendon

Question 16

a group of three muscles in the back of each thigh that work together to bend the leg at the knee

Answer 16

hamstrings

Question 17

lifts the lower leg and turns it inward, such as when a person rests his ankle on his knee when seated or when a soccer player traps the ball in front of him with the inside of his foot

Answer 17

sartorius

Question 18

forms the bulge on the upper back part of your calf; the main job of the is to extend the foot downward by pulling up on the heel via the Achilles tendon

Answer 18

gastrocnemius