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Upper Limb MuscleFunctions
Lower Limb Muscle Functions
Movements
Location
Miscellaneous
100
This muscle is the prime mover of elbow extension.
What is triceps brachii
100
The function of the quadriceps
What is extension of the knee
100
This movement is made when you increase the angle between 2 bones.
What is extension
100
This muscle originates on the ilium and inserts on the femur and is involved in hip abduction
What is gluteus medius
100
What is the name of the major tendon on the back of the calf that the gastrocneumius and soleus attach to
What is achilles tendon
200
This muscle's main function is flexion of the wrist
What is flexor carpi
200
This muscle is the prime mover of plantarflexion.
What is gastrocnemius
200
This movement is made when you lift your foot upward.
What is dorsiflexion
200
This muscle also originates on the ilium and inserts on the femur. It is involved in hip extension.
What is gluteus maximus
200
What is the main function of the hamstrings?
What is thigh extension and knee flexion
300
This muscle is the antagonist to triceps brachii.
What is biceps brachii
300
This muscle is involved in dorsiflexion and foot inversion.
What is tibialis anterior
300
This movement is made by moving a limb away from the midline of the body.
What is abduction
300
This muscle group is located on the inner thigh
What is the adductors
300
What is the function of the fibularis muscles
What is plantar flexion, foot eversion
400
The function of this muscle is to decrease the angle of joint at the finger
What is flexor digitorum
400
This muscle is involved with toe extension.
What is extensor digitorum longus
400
This movement is made when the forearm rotates laterally so the palm faces upward.
What is supination
400
This muscle originates on the upper tibia and inserts on the tarsal bones
What is tibialis anterior
400
What is the difference between a prime mover, synergist and antagonist?
What is prime mover is the main muscle doing the movement, antagonist is the muscle that opposes that movement and synergist aids the prime mover.
500
This muscle supinates the forearm and is the prime mover for flexion of the forearm
What is biceps brachii
500
Paralysis of which of the following would make an individual unable to flex the hip: a. rectus femoris b. gastrocnemius c. tibialis anterior d. sartorius e. iliopsoas
What is e. iliopsoas
500
This movement is a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.
What is circumduction
500
The quadriceps consist of these 4 muscles
What is rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and vastus intermedius
500
List 5 of the 7 ways we name muscles and give an example of each
What is 1. direction of muscles (obliques, rectus) 2. size (maximus) 3. location (femoris, frontalis) 4. number of origins (biceps, triceps) 5. location (sternocleidomastoid) 6. shape (deltoid) 7. action (adductors)