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General Knowledge
Naming Muscles
Hip/Thigh/Leg Muscles
Shoulder/Arm/Forearm Muscles
Head/Trunk Muscles
100
This is the name we give to muscles that are most responsible for producing a movement.
What is an agonist or prime mover?
100
This is the word we use when we name a muscle according to the fact that its relative size is larger than a closely related muscle
What is maximus?
100
This muscle is what makes up the fleshy part of your buttocks.
What is the gluteus maximus?
100
This is the muscle people are referring to when they show you their "guns"
What is the biceps brachii?
100
This muscle of the face is found near the cheekbone (zygomatic arch)
What is the zygomaticus?
200
This is the approximate amount of muscles in the human body.
What is 700?
200
The triangular shape of this muscle gives it its name.
What is the deltoid?
200
This large muscle of the posterior calf is extremely obvious when a person is physically fit.
What is the gastrocnemius?
200
This muscle is the primary antagonist to elbow flexion
What is the triceps brachii?
200
This muscle surrounds your mouth and allows you to whistle
What is the orbicularis oris?
300
This is the type of muscle that is found in organs of the respiratory and digestive systems.
What is smooth muscle?
300
This anterior abdominal muscles' name comes from the diagonal direction of its muscle fibers
What is the external oblique?
300
This muscle of the anterior calf has four heads that all share this point of insertion
What is the tibial tuberosity and patella?
300
This muscle is utilized when you shrug your shoulders
What is the trapezius?
300
This wide, flat, superficial muscle covers much of the anterior neck
What is the platysma?
400
This is the part of the muscle attached to the least movable bone.
What is the origin?
400
This muscle found in the anterior abdominal region helps to hold you erect and is responsible for the term "six pack abs"
What is the rectus abdominus?
400
The hamstrings of the posterior thigh are composed of these three muscles.
What are the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus?
400
This muscle of the lateral forearm originates on the humerus and inserts on the styloid process of the radius.
What is the brachioradialis?
400
This major jaw muscle originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts on the mandible and is the prime mover of jaw closure
What is the masseter?
500
Name a common agonist-antagonist pair.
What is triceps/biceps, hamstrings/quads
500
This muscle's name refers to the fact that it originates at the sternum and clavicle, and inserts on the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
What is the sternocleidomastoid?
500
This muscle is responsible for flexing the big toe
What is the flexor hallicus longus?
500
This muscle is found between the flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor carpi radialis and is known for flexing the hand
What is the palmaris longus?
500
This anterior deep rib cage muscle gets its name from its location and its shape (like the edge of a knife)
What is the serratus anterior?