Name That Muscle
Name More Muscles
Muscle Disorders
Functions of Muscles
Muscle Extras
100
Located on the ventral (front) side of the upper arm
What is the bicep
100
The muscle located on the back of the upper arm between the shoulder and elbow
What is the tricep muscle
100
The feeling of a muscle twitching or contracting uncontrollably
What is a muscle spasm
100
This is a function of skeletal muscle that involves a muscle contraction pulling on a bone
What is movement
100
These attach muscle to bone
What is a tendon
200
Known as the shoulder muscle
What is the deltoid muscle
200
The muscles located in the chest
What are the pectoral muscles
200
This is an injury to a ligament that has been overstretched or torn
What is a sprain
200
This is a function of skeletal muscle that enables us to maintain body position
What is posture
200
These are the 3 types of muscles
What are skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
300
The muscles located on the ventral (front) side of the thigh
What are the Quadriceps muscle
300
The muscles located on the posterior side of the body on the buttocks area
What is the gluteus maximus
300
This is an injury to a tendon or muscle that has been overstretched or torn
What is a strain
300
This is a function of skeletal muscles that keeps our internal organs safe
What is protection
300
The muscles that are located on the back of the thigh, running from the hip to the knee
What are the hamstring muscles
400
The muscles located on the ventral side of the body that extend between the rib cage down to the pelvis
What is Rectus Abdominus muscles
400
The muscles located on on the ventral side of the body lateral to the rectus abdominus muscles
What are the external oblique muscles
400
This inflammation of a tendon, called tendonitis, is usually caused by what?
What is a repetitive motion or overuse of a muscle/joint, or poor technique in sports
400
This function of skeletal muscle involves repetitive muscle contractions that produce heat and help maintain a normal body temperature
What is thermogenesis
400
These attach bone to bone
What is a ligament
500
The large muscle, located on the posterior side that extends from just below the scapula down to the lower back
What is the Latissimus Dorsi muscle
500
The muscle that forms the bulk of the calf
What is the gastrocnemius muscle
500
This genetic disease causes progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle mass over time
What is Muscular Dystrophy
500
We control when this type of muscle moves as opposed to the other type of muscle that works automatically
What is voluntary muscle
500
The muscles that are located on the posterior side of the body that extend down from the neck, shoulders and upper back
What are the trapezius muscles