Peck Chapter 6C

Front 1

Muscle that allows you to shrug your shoulders or extend your head

Back 1

Trapezius

Front 2

Muscle that adducts the shoulder and causes extension of the shoulder joint

Back 2

Latissimus dorsi

Front 3

Shoulder muscle is the antagonist of this muscle

Back 3

Deltoid

Front 4

Prime mover of back extension; a deep composite muscle consisting of three columns

Back 4

Erector spinae

Front 5

Large paired superficial muscle of the lower back

Back 5

Latissimus dorsi

Front 6

Fleshy muscle forming part of the posterior abdominal wall that helps maintain upright posture

Back 6

Quadratus lumborum

Front 7

Hip flexor, deep in pelvis; a composite of two muscles

Back 7

Iliopsoas

Front 8

Used to extend hip when climbing stairs

Back 8

Gluteus maximus

Front 9

"Toe dancer's" muscle; a two-bellied muscle of the calf

Back 9

Gastrocnemius

Front 10

Inverts and dorsiflexes the foot

Back 10

Tibialis anterior

Front 11

Muscle group that allows you to draw your legs to the midline of your body, as when standing at attention

Back 11

Adductors

Front 12

Muscle group that extends the knee

Back 12

Quadriceps

Front 13

Muscle group that extends the thigh and flexes the knee

Back 13

Hamstrings

Front 14

Smaller hip muscle commonly used as an injection site

Back 14

Gluteus medius

Front 15

Muscle group of the lateral leg; plantar flex and evert the foot

Back 15

Fibularis muscles

Front 16

Straplike muscle that is a weak thigh flexor' the "tailor's muscle"

Back 16

Sartorius

Front 17

Like the two-bellied muscle that lies over it, this muscle is a plantar flexor

Back 17

Soleus

Front 18

Wrist flexor that follows the ulna

Back 18

Flexor carpi ulnaris

Front 19

Muscle that extends the fingers

Back 19

Extensor digitorium

Front 20

Muscle that flexes the fingers

Back 20

Flexor digitorum superficialis

Front 21

Muscle that extends the elbow

Back 21

Triceps brachii

Front 22

Powerful shoulder abductor, used to raise the arm overhead

Back 22

Deltoid

Front 23

Muscle group that is commonly used for intramuscular injections in adults

Back 23

Deltoid group

Front 24

The insertion tendon of the __ group contains a large sesamoid bone, the patella

Back 24

Gluteus(maximus and minimus)

Front 25

The bulk of the tissue of a muscle tends to lie __ to the part of the body it causes to move

Back 25

Proximal