A&P QUIZ: MUSCULOSKELETAL
SYSTEM
Frontalis - ANSWERMuscle that raises the eyebrows
Orbicularis ocul - ANSWERMuscle that closes your eyes
Lavatory palpebrae superioris - ANSWERMuscle that opens your eyes
Orbicularis oris - ANSWERMuscle that closes the mouth
Buccinator - ANSWERMuscle that compresses the cheek and allows you to "kiss",
trumpeteer's muscle
Zygomaticus - ANSWERMuscle that raises the corner of the mouth
Temporalis and Masseter - ANSWERMuscles (two) that close the jaw
Sternocleidomastoid - ANSWERMuscle that flexes the neck and rotates the head
Trapezius - ANSWERMuscle that allows you to shrug your shoulders
Deltoid - ANSWER"Shoulder" muscle that abducts the arm
Latissimus dorsi - ANSWERExtends and helps adductor the upper arm, swimmer
muscle
Pectoralis major - ANSWERFlexes and adducts the arm
Rotator cuff - ANSWERMoves and stabilizes the shoulder joint
Teres major - ANSWERExtends/adducts the arm and rotates the shoulder medially
Biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis - ANSWERMuscles (three) that flex the
forearm
Triceps brachii - ANSWERMuscle that extends the forearm, antagonist to biceps brachii
Flexor carpi - ANSWERFlexes the wrist
Extensor carpi - ANSWERExtends the wrist
External abdominal oblique, internal abdominal oblique, and transversus abdominis -
ANSWERMuscles (three) that compress the abdomen
SYSTEM
Frontalis - ANSWERMuscle that raises the eyebrows
Orbicularis ocul - ANSWERMuscle that closes your eyes
Lavatory palpebrae superioris - ANSWERMuscle that opens your eyes
Orbicularis oris - ANSWERMuscle that closes the mouth
Buccinator - ANSWERMuscle that compresses the cheek and allows you to "kiss",
trumpeteer's muscle
Zygomaticus - ANSWERMuscle that raises the corner of the mouth
Temporalis and Masseter - ANSWERMuscles (two) that close the jaw
Sternocleidomastoid - ANSWERMuscle that flexes the neck and rotates the head
Trapezius - ANSWERMuscle that allows you to shrug your shoulders
Deltoid - ANSWER"Shoulder" muscle that abducts the arm
Latissimus dorsi - ANSWERExtends and helps adductor the upper arm, swimmer
muscle
Pectoralis major - ANSWERFlexes and adducts the arm
Rotator cuff - ANSWERMoves and stabilizes the shoulder joint
Teres major - ANSWERExtends/adducts the arm and rotates the shoulder medially
Biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis - ANSWERMuscles (three) that flex the
forearm
Triceps brachii - ANSWERMuscle that extends the forearm, antagonist to biceps brachii
Flexor carpi - ANSWERFlexes the wrist
Extensor carpi - ANSWERExtends the wrist
External abdominal oblique, internal abdominal oblique, and transversus abdominis -
ANSWERMuscles (three) that compress the abdomen
