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Trunk Muscles
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Leg Muscles
Muscles Miscellaneous
100
This muscle is located over the temporal bone and helps close the jaw.
What is Temporalis
100
This muscle is very large and located in the upper back.
What is the Trapezius.
100
This muscle forms the rounded part of your shoulder and is the prime mover of arm ABduction.
What is the Deltoid.
100
Large muscle located in the buttock that is a powerful thigh extensor.
What is the gluteus maximus.
100
Muscles that help the prime movers are called what?
What are Synergists.
200
This muscle is responsible for rotation and lateral flexion of the head.
What is the Sternocleidomastoid.
200
These muscles are located on the side of the abdomen and is the largest and most superficial abdomen muscle.
What are the External obliques.
200
This muscle runs across diagonally down the forearm along the radius and flexes the wrist.
What is the Flexor carpi radialis (the name says it all!)
200
Of the four, this one is part of the quadriceps group: Gracilis Biceps femoris Sartorius Vastus medialis.
What is the Vastus medialis.
200
Muscles that stabilize joints and immobilize a bone are called what?
What are Fixators.
300
The function of this muscle is to close the jaw. It's location is on the side of the jaw.
What is the Masseter.
300
This is the deepest muscle of the abdominal wall and helps to compress the abdominal contents.
What is the Transverse abdominis.
300
Located on top of the hand and forearm and is the prime mover in finger extension.
What is Extensor digitorum
300
Of the four, this muscle is part of the hamstrings group: Gracilis Biceps femoris Sartorius Vastus medialis.
What is Biceps femoris.
300
What are muscles called that work against the prime movers?
What are antagonists.
400
This muscle runs at a diagonal from the cheeks to the corners of the mouth. It helps you smile!
What is the Zygomaticus.
400
This muscle separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity and helps with breathing.
What is the Diaphragm.
400
Located on the back side of the upper arm and aids in elbow extension.
What is Triceps brachii
400
This muscle is responsible for thigh ABduction.
What is tensor fascia lata.
400
This muscle is the antagonist of the biceps brachii.
What is the Triceps brachii
500

This muscle helps you blink.

What is the Orbicularis oculi.

500
This muscle runs vertically in the abdomen and helps trunk flexsion. You can exercise it with crunches.
What is Rectus abdominis.
500
This muscle is a powerful elbow flexor and is located on the front of the upper arm.
What is Biceps brachii.
500
This muscle is located along the lateral side of the low leg and plantarflexes and everts the foot.
What is Peroneus longus.
500
The erector spinae is named according to it's: location shape relative size number of origins action of the muscle
What is the action of the muscle.