Head,Neck,Back,Chest,Abdomen Muscle Action Quiz Review #1

Which muscle is this in GREEN?

Identify the muscle in RED:

This is the STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID muscle.

Which muscle is this?

Elbow extension

The Masseter and the Temporalis work together for jaw closure (chewing, talking).

Which muscle allows you to turn your head and look up to the sky?

Which muscles allow you to bend sideways at the trunk?

The DEEPEST abdominal muscle is the...

This muscle can perform shoulder flexion, abduction, and extension.

Which muscle allows you to blink your eyes?

The Pectoralis MINOR is smaller and lies UNDER the Pectoralis major.

What muscle is this?

Which muscle begins UNDER the scapula and wraps around the rib cage for shoulder PROTRACTION?

What muscle is this?

Which muscles help with posture?

Which muscles help with trunk FLEXION?

This is a good stretch for the Pectoralis Major.

Elbow flexion

Chest muscles that allow you to give big hugs!

The Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus of the shoulder help to....

The PLATYSMA is thin and flat and helps you look downward (neck flexion).

Identify this shoulder muscle in GREEN:

The upper Trapezius muscle can help you shrug your shoulders.

What muscle is this?

This is the ORBICULARIS OCULI muscle in GREEN.

People who play musical instruments where air is forced out of the mouth should have a strong...

The "Swimmer's muscle" (shoulder extension) is the TRAPEZIUS.