Across
- 2. elevates, retracts, depresses scapula
- 6. flexes neck and rotates head
- 12. extends leg at knee (deep quadriceps head)
- 13. plantar flexes foot, flexes knee
- 14. uses biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus
- 17. plantar flexes foot (postural muscle)
- 18. extends thigh at hip
- 19. flexes vertebral column, compresses abdomen
- 20. stationary bone attachment during movement
- 22. flexes elbow and supinates forearm
- 23. engages latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major
- 24. smallest muscle of a group
- 27. extends thigh, flexes leg (medial hamstring)
- 30. primarily uses gastrocnemius and soleus
- 35. assists deltoid in abduction
- 37. primary elbow flexor beneath biceps
- 39. dorsiflexes and inverts foot
- 40. adducts thigh, flexes leg at knee
- 41. great or large muscle
- 42. everts and plantar flexes foot
- 43. assists masseter in closing jaw
- 44. extends, adducts, and medially rotates arm
- 45. dense connective tissue attaching muscle to bone
- 46. flexes, abducts, and laterally rotates thigh
- 48. largest muscle of a group
- 49. saw-toothed edge muscle
- 51. muscle that opposes the prime mover
- 52. elevates corner of mouth (smiling)
- 53. elevates mandible (chewing)
- 57. slender thigh muscle
- 58. compresses abdomen, rotates trunk
- 61. group of muscles stabilizing the shoulder joint
- 63. muscle with fibers running perpendicular to the midline
- 64. individual muscle cells that contract to produce movement
- 65. short muscle
- 67. broad or wide muscle
- 70. prime mover responsible for action
- 71. bundles of muscle fibers wrapped in connective tissue
- 72. pronates forearm (turns palm down)
- 73. protracts and depresses scapula
- 74. connective tissue surrounding individual muscle fibers
- 76. movable bone attachment during movement
- 77. circular muscle that closes or constricts openings
- 78. muscle with fibers running diagonally to the midline
- 79. triangular shaped shoulder muscle
- 80. located along ulna side of forearm (medial)
Down
- 1. long muscle
- 3. flexes, adducts, and medially rotates arm
- 4. elevate or depress ribs during breathing
- 5. connective tissue covering the entire muscle
- 7. abducts and medially rotates thigh
- 8. trapezoid-shaped back/neck muscle
- 9. extends thigh, flexes leg (lateral hamstring)
- 10. extends toes and dorsiflexes foot
- 11. closes eyelids
- 15. extends thigh, flexes leg (deep hamstring)
- 16. closes and puckers lips
- 21. muscle with fibers running straight along the body axis
- 25. abducts arm at shoulder
- 26. flexes wrist, tenses palmar fascia
- 28. compresses abdomen, rotates trunk opposite direction
- 29. pulls scapula anteriorly and downward
- 31. round or cylindrical muscle
- 32. located along radius side of forearm (lateral)
- 33. connective tissue surrounding fascicles
- 34. midline connective tissue separating rectus muscles
- 36. rotates arm laterally
- 38. compresses abdominal contents
- 46. assists agonist in performing movement
- 47. extends leg at knee, flexes thigh at hip
- 50. broad, flat sheetlike tendon connecting muscles
- 54. flat muscle
- 55. posterior forearm muscles that increase joint angle
- 56. extends leg at knee (lateral quadriceps head)
- 59. uses rectus femoris, vastus muscles
- 60. flexes forearm at elbow
- 62. extends forearm at elbow
- 66. extends leg at knee (medial quadriceps head)
- 68. holds bone or joint steady during movement
- 69. anterior forearm muscles that decrease joint angle
- 75. large muscle compared to another with same name