What muscle allows you to pull your eyebrows upward?
Frontalis
What is the prime mover of arm abduction?
Deltoid (shoulder muscle)
What is the prime mover of forearm (or elbow) extension?
Triceps brachii
What is the longest muscle in the body?
For an extra 100 points: what is the function of this?
Sartorius (flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates the thigh)
What is this?
Tibialis Anterior (prime mover for dorsiflexion)
What is this?
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
What is this?
Lacrimal bone
What muscle allows the mouth to close, whistle, and make a kissy face?
Orbicularis Oris
What muscle would specifically aid in push-ups? (Hint: it adducts and medially rotates the arms)
Pectoralis Major
What is the antagonist of the biceps brachii, in terms of supination?
Pronator Teres
What is the largest muscle in the body?
For an extra 100 points: what is the function of this muscle?
Gluteus Maximus and its a major extensor of the thigh
What is this?
Trapezius (stabilizes, elevates, retracts, and rotates the scapula) To feel this, roll your shoulders back!
What is this?
Clavicle
What is this?
Elastic cartilage
What muscle allows you to smile?
Zygomaticus
When you breathe in deeply, what muscle pulls your ribs up to open your rib cage?
For an extra 100 points: what muscle allows you to forcibly breath out air?
External intercostals (breathing in 'external' air); Internal intercostals allow you to forcibly breath out air (breath out 'internal' air)
The biceps brachii and brachialis both work to do what motion to the forearm?
For an extra 200 points: both do the same thing but with a different bone. Which one is bound with the ulna? Which one is bound with the radius?
For an extra 100 points: the biceps brachii has a unique function that allows a special movement. What is the name of this special movement?
Both of them work to flex the forearm. The biceps brachii lifts the radius, while the brachialis lifts the ulna. The biceps also works to supinate the forearm.
The group of muscles nicknamed the quads all aid in what motion with the legs?
For an extra 100 points: what is the full name of this group of muscles?
For an extra 100 points each: name each of the 3 muscles that make up this group.
All of the quadriceps femoris aid in thigh flexion or knee extension. They include the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, and vastus medalis.
What is this?
Brachioradialis (synergist with biceps brachii to lift the forearm (specifically the radius))
What is this?
Serratus anterior
What is this?
Nucleolus
What muscle is the prime mover for chewing motions?
For an extra 100 points: what is the fancy word for chewing?
Masseter (Mastication)
What muscle flexes and rotates your lumbar vertebrae? (Hint: you do sit-ups to work them out!)
Rectus Abdominis (the abs)
What muscle allows you to flex your hand? (as in closer to your forearm)
Palmaris Longus
When an actor takes a bow, what muscle majority allows this?
Iliacus
What is this?
Sternocleidomastoid (it allows your head to turn side to side!)
What is this?
Cardiac muscle
What is this?
Hyoid bone
What muscle is physically visible if you strain your neck?
Platysma
A swimmer is practicing their backstroke for a competition. What muscle specifically would aid in this combination of movement? (Hint: extension and adduction of arm)
Latissimus Dorsi
Peter is being scolded by his mother because he consistently is pointing at strangers. What muscles allow for 'pointing' to occur? (Hint: there is 3 different muscles)
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis (flexes middle, ring, and pinky finger), Flexor Pollicis Longus (flexes the thumb), and Extensor Indicis (extends the index finger)
If a ballerina stands on her toes, what muscles are working together allowing this movement?
For an extra 100 points: what is the name of the tendon that combines these two muscles?
Gastrocnemius and Soleus (Achilles tendon/heel)
What is this?
Extensor Digitorum Longus (prime mover of toe extension)
What is this?
Capitulum of humerus
What is this?
Biceps femoris (highlighted is the long head so 10 is part of its short head; you just have to know the biceps femoris overall)