Question | Answer |
The muscles on the chest. | Pectorals |
The muscle attached to the jaw/mandible. | Masseter |
The muscles on the front of the thigh/ femur. | Quadriceps |
The muscles on the back of the lower leg. (Tibia and Fibula) | Calves |
The muscles on the back of the thigh/ femur. | Hamstrings |
The muscles on the back of the upper arm/ humerus. | Triceps |
The muscles on the upper back and shoulders. | Trapezius |
Muscles on the front of the upper arm/ humerus. | Biceps |
The muscles that make up the buttock. | Gluteus Maximus |
The muscles on the side just above the hips/ pelvis. | Oliques |
The muscles on the top of the upper arm /humerus and shoulder. | Deltoids |
The muscles on the front of lower torso (stomach area). | Abdominals |
Type of muscle found in the heart. | Cardiac |
Type of muscle found attached to bones and skin to allow movement. | Skeletal |
Type of muscle found in organs that help move fluids and food through the body. | Smooth |
Muscles that move without the brain/nervous system controlling them. | Involuntary |
Muscles that move when the brain/nervous system signals them to move. | Voluntary |
A band of tissue that connects muscle to bone. | Tendon |
An elastic band of tissue that connects bone to bone and provides stability to the joint. | Ligament |
A soft, gel-like padding between bones that protects joints and facilitates movement. Also found in the end of the nose and ears to give them shape. | Cartilage |