MUSCULAR SYSTEM

Question 1

bend a body part

Answer 1

Flexors

Question 2

straighten a body part

Answer 2

Extensors

Question 3

move the body part away from the body’s midline

Answer 3

Abductors

Question 4

pull a body part toward the midline

Answer 4

Adductors

Question 5

• lowers a body part

Answer 5

Depressors

Question 6

raise a body part

Answer 6

Levators

Question 7

rotates a part

Answer 7

Rotators

Question 8

near tympanum; closes the jaw during feeding or biting

Answer 8

Temporalis

Question 9

posterior to temporalis; lowers jaw to open the mouth

Answer 9

Depressor mandibulae

Question 10

shoulder region; abducts the arm away from the body

Answer 10

Dorsalis scapula

Question 11

posterior to scapula; moves forelimb upward/backward

Answer 11

Latissimus dorsi

Question 12

mid-dorsal trunk; extends back and elevates the head

Answer 12

Longissimus dorsi

Question 13

lateral trunk; helps bends the back laterally

Answer 13

Ilio-lumbaris

Question 14

posterior trunk; assists in moving the back and the urostyle.

Answer 14

Coccygeo-sacralis

Question 15

– between ilia; aids in extending and stabilizing the back

Answer 15

Coccygeo-iliacus

Question 16

floor of mouth; raises it during respiration/swallowing

Answer 16

Mylohyoid

Question 17

under mylohyoid; draws hyoid forward/upward.

Answer 17

Geniohyoid

Question 18

tip of jaw; closes nares and lifts the lower jaw

Answer 18

Submentalis

Question 19

shoulder; adducts (toward) or protracts arm forward

Answer 19

Deltoid

Question 20

upper arm; extends forearm for pushing or jumping

Answer 20

Triceps brachii

Question 21

chest; flexes (bends) forearm at the elbow joint.

Answer 21

Sternoradialis

Question 22

chest; rotates or adducts arms toward the body.

Answer 22

Pectoralis

Question 23

chest; moves the overlying skin and may assist in ventilation.

Answer 23

Cutaneous pectoris

Question 24

abdomen; supports the abdominal organs and constricts abdomen.

Answer 24

Rectus abdominis

Question 25

abdominal wall; compress the trunk and aid in body support.

Answer 25

External oblique & Transversus

Question 26

between triceps heads; rotates the femur laterally

Answer 26

Gluteus

Question 27

top of thigh; extends (straightens) the lower leg for leaping.

Answer 27

Triceps femoris

Question 28

posterior thigh; bends leg at the knee.

Answer 28

Biceps femoris

Question 29

posterior thigh; extends the thigh at the hip joint.

Answer 29

Semimembranosus

Question 30

between urostyle and femur; move femur backward.

Answer 30

Pyriformis

Question 31

calf region; flexes (bends) the leg and extends (straightens) the foot during jumping.

Answer 31

Gastrocnemius

Question 32

lateral shank; extends (straightens) both the leg and foot for propulsion

Answer 32

Peroneus

Question 33

front thigh; flexes (straightens) the thigh and helps in leg movement.

Answer 33

Sartorius

Question 34

between sartorius & triceps; adducts thigh toward the body’s midline.

Answer 34

Adductor longus

Question 35

– behind adductor longus; adducts (toward) thigh

Answer 35

Adductor magnus

Question 36

posterior thigh; extend (straighten) or flex (bend) shank.

Answer 36

Gracilis major & minor

Question 37

behind femur; bends or adducts (toward the midline) leg

Answer 37

Semitendinosus

Question 38

anterior shank; flexes or extends foot (depending on movement)

Answer 38

Tibialis anticus

Question 39

anterior shank; extends foot for pushing off surfaces.

Answer 39

Extensor cruris

Question 40

posterior shank; extends or bends the leg at the ankle.

Answer 40

Tibialis posticus

Question 41

distal front shank; bends foot downward.

Answer 41

Flexor tarsi anterior