Skeletal Muscles

Question 0

vastus medialis

Answer 0

Extends leg at the knee; part of the quadriceps group

Question 1

temporalis

Answer 1

Elevates mandible

Question 2

gracilis

Answer 2

adducts femur/thigh

Question 3

rectus femoris

Answer 3

Extends leg at the knee and flexes thigh at the hip; part of the quadriceps group

Question 4

masseter

Answer 4

Elevates mandible

Question 5

sternocleidomastoid

Answer 5

flexes neck; rotates head

Question 6

rectus abdominis

Answer 6

Compresses abdominal cavity and flexes vertebral column

Question 7

tibialis anterior

Answer 7

dorsiflexion

Question 8

peroneus longus

Answer 8

Muscle that covers the outer side of the calf; inverts the foot and turns it outward.

Question 9

sartorius

Answer 9

Flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh at the hip; flexes knee

Question 10

biceps brachii

Answer 10

Flexes and supinates forearm

Question 11

adductor muscles

Answer 11

adduct thigh

Question 12

orbicularis oris

Answer 12

closes and protrudes lips

Question 13

external oblique

Answer 13

Compresses abdomen; laterally flexes and rotates vertebral column

Question 14

transverse abdominis

Answer 14

compresses abdomen

Question 15

zygomaticus

Answer 15

smiling muscle

Question 16

frontalis

Answer 16

Draws back scalp, wrinkles forehead, raises eyebrows

Question 17

tensor fascia lata

Answer 17

Muscle located on the lateral portion of the thigh; it has a large amount of fascia and is also known as the IT band; it abducts the thigh

Question 18

deltoid

Answer 18

Abducts arm

Question 19

vastus lateralis

Answer 19

Extends leg at the knee; part of the quadriceps group

Question 20

pectoralis major

Answer 20

Adducts and medially rotates the arm; flexes and extends humerus

Question 21

serratus anterior

Answer 21

Pulls scapula anteriorly and downward

Question 22

soleus

Answer 22

Plantar flexion of ankle

Question 23

occipitalis

Answer 23

pulls scalp posteriorly

Question 24

trapezius

Answer 24

Muscle that allows you to shrug your shoulders or extend your head

Question 25

gluteus medius

Answer 25

hip abduction

Question 26

gluteus maximus

Answer 26

heaviest muscle in body, extends/straightens leg at hip during walking

Question 27

biceps femoris

Answer 27

Flexes leg at the knee and extends thigh at the hip; belongs to the hamstring group

Question 28

triceps brachii

Answer 28

extends arm at elbow

Question 29

semimembranosus

Answer 29

Flexes leg at the knee and extends thigh at the hip; belongs to the hamstring group

Question 30

gastrocnemeus

Answer 30

Flexes knee; plantar flexes the foot

Question 31

semitendinosus

Answer 31

Flexes leg at the knee and extends thigh at the hip; belongs to the hamstring group

Question 32

latissimus dorsi

Answer 32

Back muscle that causes shoulder extension, adduction, horizontal abduction and horizontal abduction