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100
What muscle allows you to pull your eyebrows upward?
Frontalis
100
What is the prime mover of arm abduction?
Deltoid (shoulder muscle)
100
What is the prime mover of forearm (or elbow) extension?
Triceps brachii
100
What is the longest muscle in the body?
For an extra 100 points: what is the function of this?
Sartorius (flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates the thigh)
100
What is this?
Tibialis Anterior (prime mover for dorsiflexion)
100
What is this?
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
100
What is this?
Lacrimal bone
200
What muscle allows the mouth to close, whistle, and make a kissy face?
Orbicularis Oris
200
What muscle would specifically aid in push-ups? (Hint: it adducts and medially rotates the arms)
Pectoralis Major
200
What is the antagonist of the biceps brachii, in terms of supination?
Pronator Teres
200
What is the largest muscle in the body?
For an extra 100 points: what is the function of this muscle?
Gluteus Maximus and its a major extensor of the thigh
200
What is this?
Trapezius (stabilizes, elevates, retracts, and rotates the scapula) To feel this, roll your shoulders back!
200
What is this?
Clavicle
200
What is this?
Elastic cartilage
300
What muscle allows you to smile?
Zygomaticus
300
When you breathe in deeply, what muscle pulls your ribs up to open your rib cage?
For an extra 100 points: what muscle allows you to forcibly breath out air?
External intercostals (breathing in 'external' air); Internal intercostals allow you to forcibly breath out air (breath out 'internal' air)
300
The biceps brachii and brachialis both work to do what motion to the forearm?
For an extra 200 points: both do the same thing but with a different bone. Which one is bound with the ulna? Which one is bound with the radius?
For an extra 100 points: the biceps brachii has a unique function that allows a special movement. What is the name of this special movement?
Both of them work to flex the forearm. The biceps brachii lifts the radius, while the brachialis lifts the ulna. The biceps also works to supinate the forearm.
300
The group of muscles nicknamed the quads all aid in what motion with the legs?
For an extra 100 points: what is the full name of this group of muscles?
For an extra 100 points each: name each of the 3 muscles that make up this group.
All of the quadriceps femoris aid in thigh flexion or knee extension. They include the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, and vastus medalis.
300
What is this?
Brachioradialis (synergist with biceps brachii to lift the forearm (specifically the radius))
300
What is this?
Serratus anterior
300
What is this?
Nucleolus
400
What muscle is the prime mover for chewing motions?
For an extra 100 points: what is the fancy word for chewing?
Masseter (Mastication)
400
What muscle flexes and rotates your lumbar vertebrae? (Hint: you do sit-ups to work them out!)
Rectus Abdominis (the abs)
400
What muscle allows you to flex your hand? (as in closer to your forearm)
Palmaris Longus
400
When an actor takes a bow, what muscle majority allows this?
Iliacus
400
What is this?
Sternocleidomastoid (it allows your head to turn side to side!)
400
What is this?
Cardiac muscle
400
What is this?
Hyoid bone
500
What muscle is physically visible if you strain your neck?
Platysma
500
A swimmer is practicing their backstroke for a competition. What muscle specifically would aid in this combination of movement? (Hint: extension and adduction of arm)
Latissimus Dorsi
500
Peter is being scolded by his mother because he consistently is pointing at strangers. What muscles allow for 'pointing' to occur? (Hint: there is 3 different muscles)
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (flexes middle, ring, and pinky finger), Flexor Pollicis Longus (flexes the thumb), and Extensor Indicis (extends the index finger)
500
If a ballerina stands on her toes, what muscles are working together allowing this movement?
For an extra 100 points: what is the name of the tendon that combines these two muscles?
Gastrocnemius and Soleus (Achilles tendon/heel)
500
What is this?
Extensor Digitorum Longus (prime mover of toe extension)
500
What is this?
Capitulum of humerus
500
What is this?
Biceps femoris (highlighted is the long head so 10 is part of its short head; you just have to know the biceps femoris overall)