Arm Muscles
Chest and Abdominal
Leg muscles (front)
Leg muscles (back)
Muscle Facts
100
What are the three major muscles in the arms?
Triceps
Biceps
Deltoid
100
What are the two major muscles in the Frontal torso area?
Pectoralis Major
Abdominals
100
What are the major muscles in the front of the leg?
Quadriceps
Sartorius
Groin
100
What are the major muscles in the back of the leg?
Gluteus Maximus
Hamstring
Gastrocnemius
100
How many muscles are in the body?
650
200
Where is the Deltoid located?
on the outer aspect of the shoulder and is recognized by its triangular shape
200
Where is the Pectoralis Major located?
200
Where is the sartorius located?
It wraps around the front of the leg.
200
This is known as one of the strongest muscles in the body.
Gluteus Maximus
200
What is the purpose of the muscles?
To move our skeleton
300
The role of the ________ is opposite that of the biceps: It extends your arm at the elbow joint.
Triceps
300
The function of the _____________ muscle is in relation to the movement and rotation of the shoulder joint
Pectoralis Major
300
This muscle belongs between the abdomen and the thigh.
Groin
300
Where is the Gastrocnemius? And what is the more common name for it?
It is at the back of the leg. It is also known as the calf.
300
what are the three different types of basic movements of the muscles?
Contract
Lengthen
Stay the same
400
The clavicular fibers, acromial fibers, and spinal fibers make up the structure of the ________ muscle.
Deltoid
400
The _______ enables the tilt of the pelvis and the curvature of the lower spine
Abdominals
400
The muscles that make up the _________ are the strongest and leanest of all muscles in the body.
quadriceps
400
The ______________ are three muscles at the back of the thigh that affect hip and knee movement.
hamstrings
400
When muscles stay the same, what type of movement is this?
Isometric contraction
500
An example of an anterior arm muscle is a _________.
An example of an posterior arm muscle is a ____________.
Bicep
Triceps
500
The transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis, and _________________ are all part of the abdominals.
Obliques
500
This muscle helps to flex and rotate your hip and flex your knee
sartorius
500
Which muscle group allows for the knee to bend?
Which muscle group allows the toe to point?
Hamstring
Gastrocnemius
500
When muscles lengthen, what type of movement is this? When muscles shorten, what type of movement is this?
Eccentric contraction
Concentric Contraction