Types of Skeletal Muscles

Question 1

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer 1

Rotates and laterally flexes neck

Question 2

Trapezius

Answer 2

Draws head back and to the side; rotates scapula

Question 3

Deltoid

Answer 3

Raises and rotates arm

Question 4

Rectus Femoris

Answer 4

Extends leg and assists flexion of thigh

Question 5

Sartorius

Answer 5

Raises and rotates the thigh and leg

Question 6

Tibialis Anterior

Answer 6

Dorsiflexes foot and increasing the arch in the beginning process of walking

Question 7

Pectoralis Major

Answer 7

Flexes, adducts, and rotates arch

Question 8

Biceps Brachi

Answer 8

Flexes arm and forearm and supinates forearm

Question 9

External Oblique

Answer 9

Contracts abdomen and viscera (internal organs)

Question 10

Rectus Abdominis

Answer 10

Compresses or flattens abdomen

Question 11

Gastrocnemius

Answer 11

Plantar flexes foot and flexes knee

Question 12

Soleus

Answer 12

Plantar flexes foot

Question 13

Triceps

Answer 13

Extends forearm

Question 14

Latissimus dorsi

Answer 14

Adducts, extends, and rotates arm; used during swimming

Question 15

Gluteus medius

Answer 15

Abducts and rotates thigh

Question 16

Gluteus maximus

Answer 16

Extends and rotates thigh

Question 17

Biceps femoris

Answer 17

Flexes knee and rotates it outward

Question 18

Semitendinosus

Answer 18

Flexes and rotates leg; extends thigh

Question 19

Semimembranosus

Answer 19

Flexes and rotates leg; extends thigh

Question 20

Achilles tendon

Answer 20

Plantar (sole of the foot) flexion and extension of ankle

Question 21

What tendon is the strongest and largest in the body?

Answer 21

Achilles tendon