Large triangular muscle that extends head so that it can look up to the sky.
What is the Trapezius?
100
This muscle rotates the arm at the shoulder joint.
(There are 4 parts to this common muscle, bonus 100 points for each one you can name)
What are the rotator cuff muscles?
(Supraspinatus)
(Subscapularis)
(Infraspinatus)
(Teres minor)
100
The major muscle on the anterior surface of the upper arm is known by this two-word anatomical term.
What is the biceps brachii?
100
This is the dome shaped muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
What is the diaphragm?
100
Mrs. Schewe can't handle buttocks, but the correct anatomical term for this rear-end muscle she doesn't have a problem with.
What is the gluteus maximus?
200
Muscle around the mouth.
What is the orbicularis oris?
200
This thick muscle covers the shoulder joint.
What is the deltoid muscle?
200
This muscle is located deep to the answer to the 100 point question of this category.
What is the brachialis?
200
These muscles are flat muscle sheets that support the pelvic viscera.
What are the muscles of the pelvic floor?
200
This muscle stretches for a long ways obliquely over the anterior thigh.
What is the sartorius?
300
ANTI-JEOPARDY!!!!!
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What are the two muscles that close the jaw?
The temporalis and the masseter close the jaw.
300
"Swimmer's muscle"
What is the latissimus dorsi?
300
Hardest muscle to build in the arm.
What is the triceps brachii?
300
These muscles move the "vertebral column".
What are the muscles of the vertebral column?
300
The "toe-dancer muscle" that provides the plantar flexion of the foot.
What is the gastrocnemius?
400
This is muscle around the eye.
What is the orbicularis oculi?
400
Daily Double!!!!!
This muscle adducts and flexes the upper arm across the chest.
What is the pectoralis major?
400
Along with the answer to the 200 point question in this category, this muscle works really hard to flex the forearm.
What is the brachioradialis?
400
Located between the ribs, these muscles enlarge the thoracic cavity.
(Easy double points if you know the technical term for the SPACES 'between ribs')
What are the external intercostals?
(intercostal spaces)
400
As a group, these three hamstring muscles attach to the tibia and fibula. Name 2 of them for the full 400 points, all three for a bonus 300.
What are the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus.
500
This muscle opens your eyes.
(Bonus points if you show it to the class)
What is the levator superioris?
500
This muscle forms the upper sides of the chest wall below the axilla.
What is the serratus anterior?
500
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The flexor and extensor carpi groups flex and extend the hand. Where are the flexor and extensor digitorum groups located? (be specific)
Anterior and posterior areas of the forearm and fingers.
500
The internal oblique is one of four muscles of the abdominal wall. The other three are...
What are the external oblique, transversus abdominis, and rectus abdominis?
500
This is the antagonist muscle of the gluteus maximus.