Muscular System

Question 1

biceps brachii

Answer 1

flexion;supination, performs bicep curls also allows palm of the hand to point toward body while flexing

Question 2

triceps brachii

Answer 2

extension- extends forearm, as during a punch

Question 3

pronator teres

Answer 3

pronation; turns hands palms down

Question 4

supinator

Answer 4

supination; turns hand palm up

Question 5

teres major

Answer 5

extension; adduction, assists the infraspinatus in rotating the elbow outwards

Question 6

suprespinatus

Answer 6

abduction; rotates the elbow outward, as during a tennis swing

Question 7

deltoid

Answer 7

abduction; flexion; extension; medial and lateral rotation, lifts arm at the shoulder

Question 8

latissimus dorsi

Answer 8

humerus; extension, adduction, and medial rotation;scapula: depression, moves elbow back

Question 9

pectoralis major

Answer 9

flexion; adduction; medial rotation, brings elbow together; moves elbow up

Question 10

rhomboid major

Answer 10

retracts; rotates inferiorly

Question 11

trapezius

Answer 11

scapula; rotates inferiorly, retracts, elevates, and depresses; spine; extends, elevates shoulders or pulls shoulders apart, tilts head backward