Muscle Identification
This muscle is located on the front of the upper arm and helps flex the elbow.
What is the biceps brachii?
This muscle is located in the buttocks and is one of the largest muscles in the body.
What is the gluteus maximus?
This muscle is used to close the eyelids.
What is the orbicularis oculi?
The hamstrings are located on which part of the thigh?
What is the posterior (back) of the thigh?
The quadriceps muscle group is located on which part of the thigh?
What is the anterior (front) of the thigh?
This large muscle is located on the back of the upper arm and helps extend the elbow.
What is the triceps brachii?
This muscle group is located on the front of the thigh and extends the knee.
What is the quadriceps femoris?
This muscle helps close and purse the lips.
What is the orbicularis oris?
The hamstrings primarily perform this movement at the knee.
What is knee flexion?
The quadriceps primarily perform this movement at the knee.
What is knee extension?
This large muscle forms the rounded contour of the shoulder.
What is the deltoid?
This muscle group is located on the back of the thigh and helps flex the knee.
What are the hamstrings?
This major chewing muscle helps close the jaw.
What is the masseter?
Which three muscles make up the hamstring muscle group?
What are the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus?
How many muscles make up the quadriceps femoris group?
What are four muscles?
This large muscle is located on the chest and helps move the arm toward the body.
What is the pectoralis major?
This large calf muscle helps point the foot downward.
What is the gastrocnemius?
This prominent neck muscle helps rotate and flex the head.
What is the sternocleidomastoid?
This hamstring muscle is located on the lateral side of the posterior thigh.
What is the biceps femoris?
Name the four muscles of the quadriceps femoris group.
What are the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius?
This broad muscle covers much of the upper back and helps move the shoulders and arms.
What is the trapezius?
This muscle lies deep to the gastrocnemius and also helps plantar flex the foot.
What is the soleus?
This paired abdominal muscle runs vertically along the front of the abdomen and is commonly called the “six-pack” muscle.
What is the rectus abdominis?
A patient strains a muscle group while sprinting and develops sudden pain in the back of the thigh. Which muscle group is most likely injured?
What are the hamstrings?
A patient is having difficulty straightening the knee after an injury to the front of the thigh. Which muscle group may be affected?
What is the quadriceps?