🦍 Back Attack
A client says, "I carry all my stress in my shoulders." Which muscle is commonly involved?
What is the trapezius?
A client tells you they injured their SITS muscles. What muscle group are they referring to?
What is the rotator cuff?
This deep back muscle's name means "rotators."
What are the rotatores?
The iliopsoas is composed of these two muscles.
What are the iliacus and psoas major?
Which thigh muscle contains the word "graceful" in its Latin root and is one of the adductors?
What is the gracilis?
What is the gastrocnemius and soleus?
This muscle is considered the primary muscle of respiration.
What is the diaphragm?
A client says, "The muscle on the back of my arm is sore after doing push-ups." Which muscle are they most likely describing?
What is the triceps brachii?
This forearm muscle's name literally means "long muscle of the palm."
What is the palmaris longus?
A client complains of tension across the forehead. Which muscle may be involved?
What is the frontalis?
This muscle's name indicates that it elevates the scapula.
What is the levator scapulae?
This is the only rotator cuff muscle found on the anterior surface of the scapula.
What is the subscapularis?
The word "capitis" indicates this region of the body.
What is the head?
This muscle shares its name with a syndrome that can mimic sciatica.
What is the piriformis?
What three muscles make up the hamstrings?
This muscle is located on the front of the shin and is often visible when dorsiflexing the foot.
What is the tibialis anterior?
These muscles are located between the ribs and assist with breathing.
What are the intercostals?
This shoulder muscle is divided into anterior, middle, and posterior fibers.
This shoulder muscle is divided into anterior, middle, and posterior fibers.
These two forearm muscles contain the word "radialis" in their names and differ only by a term indicating length.
What are extensor carpi radialis longus and extensor carpi radialis brevis?
This fan-shaped muscle is located on the side of the skull above the ear.
What is the temporalis?
These two muscles lie deep to the trapezius and connect the scapula to the vertebral column.
What are the rhomboids?
What does the acronym SITS stand for?
What are supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis?
This deep back muscle is found throughout the vertebral column and is composed of many short muscle bundles connecting vertebrae.
What is the multifidus?
This deep rotator shares part of its name with a quadriceps muscle but is located in the pelvic girdle.
What is the quadratus femoris?
Which quadriceps muscle does NOT begin with the word "vastus"?
What is the rectus femoris?
This muscle's name indicates that it extends the big toe.
What is the extensor hallucis longus?
Name the four major muscles of the abdominal wall covered in class.
What are rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis?
When lifting a cup of water, what muscle acts as the agonist and what muscle acts as the antagonist?
Agonist = Biceps brachii; Antagonist = Triceps brachii
Unlike pronator teres and pronator quadratus, this forearm muscle performs the opposite action.
What is the supinator?
This muscle's name describes its attachments to the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process.
Name both muscles that contain the word "serratus" in the superficial back region.
What are serratus posterior superior and serratus posterior inferior?
All four rotator cuff muscles originate on this bone.
What is the scapula?
This muscle's name literally means "between the transverse processes."
What is the intertransversarii?
Unlike the iliopsoas, which is a powerful hip flexor, this similarly named muscle primarily assists with trunk flexion.
What is the psoas minor?
These three muscles share the prefix "adductor."
What are adductor longus, adductor brevis, and adductor magnus?
This muscle lies on the lateral side of the leg and shares its name with a bone of the lower leg.
What is the fibularis longus or fibularis brevis?
Which abdominal muscle is deepest: rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, or transversus abdominis?
What is the transversus abdominis?
This muscle lies deep to the biceps and is considered a powerful elbow flexor.
What is the brachialis?
This forearm muscle is named for the arm and the radius, yet it assists with elbow flexion rather than wrist or finger movement.
What is the brachioradialis?
These three muscles share the same name and are differentiated only by their position.
What are the scalenes?
This muscle shares part of its name with a rotator cuff muscle but is NOT part of the rotator cuff.
What is the teres major?
This rotator cuff muscle shares part of its name with a larger muscle found in the superficial back.
What is the teres minor?
This deep back muscle attaches between adjacent spinous processes.
What are the interspinales?
Of the muscles covered in the pelvic girdle region, which four contain directional words in their names?
What are superior gemellus, inferior gemellus, obturator internus, obturator externus.
Which thigh muscle would be the odd one out: semitendinosus, semimembranosus, rectus femoris, or biceps femoris?
What is the rectus femoris?
This muscle is found posterior to the tibia despite sharing part of its name with an anterior leg muscle.
What is the tibialis posterior?
Unlike pectoralis major and pectoralis minor, this anterior trunk muscle is located along the lateral ribs.
What is the serratus anterior?
This small muscle assists the triceps during elbow extension.
What is the anconeus?
One forearm muscle group is primarily composed of flexors and pronators, while the other is primarily composed of extensors and a supinator. Name both groups and identify which is anterior and which is posterior.
What are the anterior flexor muscle group (anterior forearm) and the posterior extensor muscle group (posterior forearm)?
This muscle elevates the mandible and can be easily felt when clenching your teeth.
What is the masseter?
Name the four major superficial back muscles commonly associated with moving the scapula.
Which rotator cuff muscle would you find directly deep to the trapezius in the supraspinous fossa?
What is the supraspinatus?
This muscle group contains one muscle whose name references ribs, one that references length, and one that references the spine. Name the group and its three muscles.
What is the erector spinae? Iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis.
Which muscle is part of the pelvic girdle region but is not a gluteal muscle, deep rotator, or component of the iliopsoas?
What is the tensor fascia latae?
Of the thigh muscles covered in class, which two muscles belong to neither the quadriceps, hamstrings, nor adductor groups?
What are the sartorius and pectineus?
Name the two posterior leg muscles that contain the word "hallucis" or "digitorum" and flex the toes.
What are flexor hallucis longus and flexor digitorum longus?
The name of this anterior trunk muscle describes its location relative to a bone. Name the muscle and the bone.
What is the subclavius and the clavicle.
This muscle shares part of its name with a projection on the scapula.
What is the coracobrachialis? (coracoid process)
Name the two forearm muscles responsible for pronation covered in class, and the muscle responsible for the opposite action.
What are pronator teres, pronator quadratus, and supinator?
This muscle gets its name from the three anatomical structures to which it attaches. Name the muscle and the three structures referenced in its name.
What is the sternocleidomastoid? The sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process.