SKILLS USA HEALTH KNOWLEDGE BOWL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Voluntary Muscles. Answer: skeletal muscles (attached to bone) that
can be controlled by mind and movement
⩥ Skeletal Muscles. Answer: -muscles attached to bone-voluntary-
contracts quickly and fatigues easily
⩥ Smooth Muscles. Answer: visceral (organ) muscles-involuntary-wall
of digestive track, uterus, blood vessels-controlled by automatic nervous
system
⩥ Cardiac Muscles. Answer: -heart muscle-involuntary
⩥ Diaphysis. Answer: -compact bone-shaft of long bone-holds
medullary cavity
⩥ Medullary Cavity. Answer: -within diaphysis-center of shaft-filled
with yellow marrow
,⩥ Epiphysis. Answer: -made of spongy bones-two extremities-where
hemopoiesis occurs (production of red blood cells)-contains red marrow
⩥ Osteocyte. Answer: mature bone cell
⩥ Fontanel. Answer: soft spot on a baby's head
⩥ Ossification. Answer: cartilage transforms into bone
⩥ Osteoblast. Answer: a cell which a bone developes
⩥ Sphincters. Answer: special circular muscle in opening of esophagus,
stomach, small intestine, anus, urethra, and mouth
⩥ Muscle Tone. Answer: muscle are partially contracted at all times
⩥ Contractures. Answer: server tightening of a flexor muscle resulting in
a blending of a joint
⩥ Atrophy. Answer: when muscles shrink in size and strength when not
used for a long time
⩥ Tendon. Answer: what connects bone and muscle
,⩥ Ligament. Answer: what connects bone to bone
⩥ Frontalis. Answer: Where: Front of the skull Function: Pulls scalp
back for face/forehead movement
⩥ Sternocleidomastoid. Answer: Where: Side of neck Function: tilt,
turn, and nod head
⩥ Deltoid. Answer: Where: Triangular muscle in shoulder Function:
Flex arm, abduct arm, extend arm
⩥ Pectoralis. Answer: Where: Chest Function: Movement of shoulder
joints & adducts the humerus
⩥ Latissimus Dorsi. Answer: Where: Back Function: Pulls arms back
and down
⩥ External Oblique. Answer: Where: Side of abdomen Function: Pulls
chest downward to compress the abdominal cavity
⩥ Rectus Abdominus. Answer: Where: Front of abdomen ("6 pack")
Function: Pulls ribs to pelvis (crunches)
, ⩥ Gluteus Maximus. Answer: Where: Butt Function: Movement of hips
and thighs
⩥ Gastrocnemius. Answer: Where: Lower leg (posterior calf) Function:
Flexing foot at ankle joint and flexing leg at knee joint
⩥ Gracilis. Answer: Where: Medial side of thigh (inner thigh) Function:
Hip adduction and assists knee flexion
⩥ Sartorius. Answer: Where: Across front of the thigh; from hip to inner
side of tibia Function: Flexes, abducts, laterally rotates the thigh and
flexes the lower leg
⩥ Vastus Lateralis. Answer: Where: Lateral side of thigh Function:
extension of lower leg
⩥ Vastus Medialis. Answer: Where: Medial side of thigh Function:
extends thigh
⩥ Tibialis Anterior. Answer: Where: Shins Function: Straightens or lifts
foot
⩥ Biceps Branchi. Answer: Where: upper, inside part of the arm
Function: forearm lifting
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Voluntary Muscles. Answer: skeletal muscles (attached to bone) that
can be controlled by mind and movement
⩥ Skeletal Muscles. Answer: -muscles attached to bone-voluntary-
contracts quickly and fatigues easily
⩥ Smooth Muscles. Answer: visceral (organ) muscles-involuntary-wall
of digestive track, uterus, blood vessels-controlled by automatic nervous
system
⩥ Cardiac Muscles. Answer: -heart muscle-involuntary
⩥ Diaphysis. Answer: -compact bone-shaft of long bone-holds
medullary cavity
⩥ Medullary Cavity. Answer: -within diaphysis-center of shaft-filled
with yellow marrow
,⩥ Epiphysis. Answer: -made of spongy bones-two extremities-where
hemopoiesis occurs (production of red blood cells)-contains red marrow
⩥ Osteocyte. Answer: mature bone cell
⩥ Fontanel. Answer: soft spot on a baby's head
⩥ Ossification. Answer: cartilage transforms into bone
⩥ Osteoblast. Answer: a cell which a bone developes
⩥ Sphincters. Answer: special circular muscle in opening of esophagus,
stomach, small intestine, anus, urethra, and mouth
⩥ Muscle Tone. Answer: muscle are partially contracted at all times
⩥ Contractures. Answer: server tightening of a flexor muscle resulting in
a blending of a joint
⩥ Atrophy. Answer: when muscles shrink in size and strength when not
used for a long time
⩥ Tendon. Answer: what connects bone and muscle
,⩥ Ligament. Answer: what connects bone to bone
⩥ Frontalis. Answer: Where: Front of the skull Function: Pulls scalp
back for face/forehead movement
⩥ Sternocleidomastoid. Answer: Where: Side of neck Function: tilt,
turn, and nod head
⩥ Deltoid. Answer: Where: Triangular muscle in shoulder Function:
Flex arm, abduct arm, extend arm
⩥ Pectoralis. Answer: Where: Chest Function: Movement of shoulder
joints & adducts the humerus
⩥ Latissimus Dorsi. Answer: Where: Back Function: Pulls arms back
and down
⩥ External Oblique. Answer: Where: Side of abdomen Function: Pulls
chest downward to compress the abdominal cavity
⩥ Rectus Abdominus. Answer: Where: Front of abdomen ("6 pack")
Function: Pulls ribs to pelvis (crunches)
, ⩥ Gluteus Maximus. Answer: Where: Butt Function: Movement of hips
and thighs
⩥ Gastrocnemius. Answer: Where: Lower leg (posterior calf) Function:
Flexing foot at ankle joint and flexing leg at knee joint
⩥ Gracilis. Answer: Where: Medial side of thigh (inner thigh) Function:
Hip adduction and assists knee flexion
⩥ Sartorius. Answer: Where: Across front of the thigh; from hip to inner
side of tibia Function: Flexes, abducts, laterally rotates the thigh and
flexes the lower leg
⩥ Vastus Lateralis. Answer: Where: Lateral side of thigh Function:
extension of lower leg
⩥ Vastus Medialis. Answer: Where: Medial side of thigh Function:
extends thigh
⩥ Tibialis Anterior. Answer: Where: Shins Function: Straightens or lifts
foot
⩥ Biceps Branchi. Answer: Where: upper, inside part of the arm
Function: forearm lifting
