Parts of Skeletal Muscles
Muscle Classifications by Primary Action
Facial Muscles
Torso/Trunk Muscles
Upper/Lower Extremity Muscles
100

How many parts do most skeletal muscles have?

1. Belly 

2. Origin

3. Insertion

100

What is another name for the agonist?

Prime mover

100

Which two facial muscles are responsible for smiling?

1) the zygomaticus major

2) the zygomaticus minor

100

Major muscle of respiration, contraction expands thoracic cavity during inspiration

Diaphragm

100

Function of the Brachialis

Flexion of forearm

200

What is the bulk of the muscle where most fibers are located?

Belly

200

What is the major muscle that contracts to produce desired movement?

Agonist/Prime mover

200

Which two muscles move the eyeball upwards and downwards?

Upwards: Superior rectus

Downwards: Inferior rectus

200

Muscles that elevates ribs, aid in normal and forced inspiration

External Intercostals

200

Adducts and flexes thigh

Adductor Longus, Adductor Magnus

300

What is another name for the "belly"?

The gaster

300

What muscle opposes the action of the agonist?

Antagonist

300

What muscle is the strongest jaw muscle? (elevates mandible & closes the jaw)

Masseter

300

Flexes vertebral column and depresses abdomen

Rectus Abdominis

300

Muscles used for Plantar flexion (extension) of foot

Gastronemius and Soleus

400

This area does NOT move when the belly contracts

Origin

400

During flexion of the forearm (at the elbow), what muscle is the antagonist?

Triceps Brachii

400

What are the functions of the Medial Pterygoid & Lateral Pterygoid muscles?

Medial Pterygoid: Elevates mandible, Closes jaw, Side-to-Side movement

Lateral Pterygoid: Opens jaw, Side-to-Side movement

400

Function of the Internal Oblique Muscle

Compresses abdomen, depress ribs, flex or bends vertebral column (deep to external oblique)

400

Name the 4 Quadriceps & function

Quads: Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastud intermedius

Function: Extension of leg

500

Part of the muscle that moves and pulls on the bone or the body part it is attached

Insertion

500

Which two muscles work synergistically to stabilize the flexion of the forearm?

Biceps brachii and brachialis 

500

Muscle that's the synergist of the masseter, elevates mandible, and closes jaw

Temporalis 

500

Function of the Transversus Abdominis Muscle

Compresses abdomen & flexes vertebral column (deepest of abdominal muscles)

500

Name the Rotator Cuff muscles & function

Muscles: Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Major, Subscapularis

Function: Abduction, adduction and rotation of arm