Name that Muscle
Functions & Movement
Disorders/Injuries
Medical Terminology
Miscellaneous
100

What muscle covers the shoulder? 

Deltoid

100

Regular exercise and strength training will improve what characteristic of muscle? 

Muscle Tone 

100

Tearing of the muscle fibers is known as: 

Muscle strain

100

Myo means: 

Muscle 

100

Abduction means: 

Moving away from the midline of the body 

200

The muscle that is located on the posterior portion of the upper arm. 

Triceps Brachii

200

Flexion is an example of what characteristic of muscles. 

Contractibility 

200

Muscle pain, fatigue, depression, and difficulty sleeping are symptoms of what muscular system disorder? 

Fibromyalgia 

200

Algia Means: 

Pain 

200

What two types of muscles are involuntary? 

Cardiac and smooth muscles 

300

Muscle group that is responsible for moving the ribs to assist with respiration. 

External Intercostals 

300

Walking without hunching your shoulders demonstrates good: 

Posture 

300

Intestinal organ pushes through an opening in the muscle lining. This is known as a: 

Hernia 

300

The term Atrophy Means: 

Shrinking or wasting away 

300

This muscle is responsible for closing the jaw. 

Masseter

400

Which muscle is on the posterior aspect of the lower leg? 

Gastrocnemius 

400

Muscles are able to return to its original state because of this characteristic.


Elasticity 

400

A leg that has been in a cast for four weeks due to a fracture would experience: 

Muscular atrophy 

400

-trophy means: 

Nutrition, growth, or development

400

Circular muscles found in areas of the body where there is a passage of substances. 

Sphincter Muscles 

500

The largest muscle in the upper body that is inferior to the trapezius is called: 

Latissimus Dorsi 

500

If someone stretches every night, what is their desired outcome for their muscles. 

Extensibility 

500

A group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass is known as: 

Muscular Dystrophy 

500

-asthenia means: 

Weakness, lack of strength 

500

Performing anaerobic exercises without adequate rest could result in a: 

Buildup of lactic acid 

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