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 |