MAJOR MUSCLES
Q: This muscle on the front of your upper arm helps bend your elbow.
A: What is the bicep?
Q: What is the main job of muscles in the body?
A: What is helping the body move?
Q: A basketball player jumping for a rebound mainly uses these lower leg muscles.
A: What are the calves?
Q: True or False: The heart is a muscle.
A: What is true?
Q: Name one muscle used when doing a push-up.
A: Possible answers: pectorals, triceps, deltoids, abs
Q: These muscles are located in your stomach area and help support your core.
A: What are the abs?
Q: Which muscles help you stand up from a chair: quads or calves?
A: What are the quads?
Q: A baseball pitcher throwing a ball uses this arm muscle to straighten the elbow.
A: What is the tricep?
Q: True or False: Muscles only work when exercising.
A: What is false?
Q: Name two muscles used during running.
A: Possible answers: quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes
Q: This large chest muscle helps you push objects away from your body.
A: What is the pectoral muscle?
Q: Which muscle group helps stabilize your body and maintain balance?
A: What is the core/abdominal muscles?
Q: A gymnast holding a plank is strongly using these muscles.
A: What are the abs/core muscles?
Q: Muscles work together with these body parts to create movement.
A: What are bones?
Q: Explain why core muscles are important.
A: They help balance, posture, and body stability.
Q: These muscles on the back of your upper legs help bend your knees.
A: What are the hamstrings?
Q: Which shoulder muscle helps raise your arms upward?
A: What is the deltoid?
Q: Rock climbers heavily use these back muscles to pull themselves upward.
A: What are the lats?
Q: This type of exercise helps build stronger muscles: stretching, strength training, or sleeping?
A: What is strength training?
Q: Which muscle pair works together to bend and straighten the arm?
A: What are the bicep and tricep?
Q: These broad back muscles help you pull and climb.
A: What are the lats?
Q: Which muscle group works hardest during a squat?
A: What are the glutes and quads?
Q: Sprinting quickly depends heavily on these muscles in the back of the legs.
A: What are the hamstrings?
Q: The largest muscle in the body is found in this area.
A: What are the glutes/buttocks?
Q: Why is stretching important for muscles?
A: It helps flexibility, prevents injury, and prepares muscles for movement.