Upper Extremity
This muscle lies along the back of the humerus and has three heads.
What is the triceps brachii?
This group of muscles all run alongside the spine from cervical to lumbar and are responsible for extension of the spine.
What are the erector spinae?
This muscle is responsible for powerful plantarflexion of the foot and is a primary muscle for running.
What is the gastrocnemius?
This abnormal looking bone provides the majority of the muscle connections for the shoulder complex.
This muscle is the largest and most powerful in the body.
What is the gluteus maximus?
There are this many primary nerves running into the upper extremity.
What is three?
The primary muscle used during breathing.
What is the diaphragm?
This long, narrow bone in the lower leg is considered "non weight bearing."
This structure is likened to a "suction cup" which helps keep the head of the humerus in the socket of the shoulder. It can be torn.
What is the labrum?
This muscle both flexes the hip and extends the knee.
What is the rectus femoris? (Quads)
The rotator cuff is made up of this many muscles.
What is four?
This region of the spine has the most possible degrees of rotation.
What is the cervical spine?
This tendon attaches the patella to the tibia.
Patellar tendon
This large muscle lies over the glenohumeral joint and helps flex, abduct, and extend the arm to name a few.
What is the deltoid?
This largest landmark on the femur is the attachment for the glute medius, minimus, and piriformis.
What is the greater trochanter?
The primary muscle responsible for elbow flexion.
This muscle attaches from the 12th rib to the crest of the ilium (hip) bone.
What is the quadratus lumborum?
The knee has this many primary cruciate ligaments.
What is four?
The primary movement of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
What is shoulder extension?
The socket of the hip joint is also known as this.
What is the acetabulum?
This word describes the movement of turning ones palms to face the ground.
What is pronation?
These muscles are the primary intrinsic (only connect to the spine) stabilizers of the spine.
What are the multifidi (multifidus)?
This muscle group both extends the hip and flexes the knee.
What are the hamstrings?
This joint is the only skeletal connection the scapula has with the rest of the body.
What is the acromioclavicular (AC) joint?
The psoas muscle is responsible for this action of the hip.
What is flexion?