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Health test- Arm
Grade 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biceps (Brachii) | Involved in the movement of the elbow and shoulder and lifts the forearm |
| Triceps (Brachii) | The triceps extend the forearm at the elbow and help to stabilize the shoulder joint |
| Extensors (forearm) | Participate in extending the tips of the fingers upwards |
| Flexors (forearm) | Participate in flexing the tips of the fingers down |
| Pronator teres | Flexor; pronates the forearm |
| Brachioradialis | Flexor; beer drinker; moves the forearm toward the upper arm |
| Brachialis | Flexor; primary flexor of the elbow |
| Palmaris Longus | Flexor; creates flexion in the wrist and hand |
| Flexor Carpi Ulnaris | Flexor; adducts the hand at the wrist joint; runs on the inside of the forearm above the ulna |
| Flexor Carpi Radialis | Flexor; abducts the hand at the wrist joint; runs on the inside of the forearm above the radius |
| Extensor Digitorum | Extensor; main extensor of the fingers |
| Extensor Digit Minini | Extensor; specializes in extending the pinky |
| Extensor Carpi Radialis | Extensor; extends and abducts the hand at the wrist |
| Extensor Carpi Ulnaris | Extensor; extends and adducts the hand at the wrist |
| Anconeus | Extensor; stabilizes and extends the elbow |
| Where is the bicep? | Lies along the front of the humerus, attached at two points on the scapula (shoulder blade) |
| Where is the tricep? | On the back of the humerus |