Neuro & Names
The neurotransmitter of skeletal muscle.
ACh
What muscle is responsible for raising your eyebrows?
frontal
The muscle flexes the arm
What is the bicep brachii?
The muscle that allows you to open and close your eyes
What is the Orbicularis oculi?
Where is the gastrocnemius located
lower section of the leg
The masseter is named according to...
What is its action?
What muscles are responsible for mastication (must include 3 muscles)
temporalis, masseter, and bucinator
What are 2 muscles of the arm?
biceps brachii
brachialis
triceps brachii
deltoid
This muscle allows you to "blow a kiss" to someone
What is orbicularis oris?
These four muscles: Rectus femoris, Vastus lateralis,
Vastus medialis, and Vastus intermedius are commonly referred to as this
What are The Quads?
Fibularis brevis...this is how it is named...
By location & relative size?
What muscle is responsible for puckering the lips?
orbicularis oris
Largest back muscle. Found behind the ribs.
Latissiumus dorsi
When someone says they are working on their 6-pack abs, they are actually working on which muscle?
Rectus abdominis
soleus
The sarcolemma junctions with this part of the axon.
What is the axon terminal?
Name 2 muscles that are named for their bone beneath. (name the bone and the muscle)
Temporalis and Temporal
Frontal and Frontal
Zygomaticus and Zygomatic
King Kong beat on these muscles
What are the pectoralis major
This muscle is the long muscle in your neck that extends from the skull to your sternum
Sternocleidomastoid
Which muscle is the anterior muscle of the tibia bone?
tibialis anterior
These are 4 muscles named according to their fiber direction.
Vary...rectus abdominus, rectus femoris, external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominus
Daily Double
Point and name 5 facial muscles
Muscle group on the posterior side of your femur.
Hamstring group
Daily Double
Name the 4 major muscles of the back. Mrs. Gibson will point to them.
What tendon is the main tendon needed for walking?
achilles tendon