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Muscles Review for Human Physiology

Enter the name of these muscles in the human body to practice for a human physiology test
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Last updated: January 20, 2026
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Raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead
Forehead
Frontalis
Elevates mandible, allows chewing
Cheeks and jaw
Masseter
Flexes neck laterally & anteriorly, rotates the head
Sides of neck
Sternocleidomastoid
Extends head & neck, laterally flexes head & neck,
rotates head
Shoulder & upper back
Trapezius
Laterally flexes & extends neck
Back of neck, upper back
Levator Scapulae
Draws scapula above and toward the midline,
supports the scapula
Upper back
Romboids
Allows us to lift, extend & rotate the arm
On top of the shoulder
Deltoid
Adducts, rotates, & flexes the arm
Chest
Pectoralis Major
Flexes arm & shoulder, supinates forearm
Upper arm
Biceps Brachii
Extends forearm, extends & abducts shoulder
Forearm
Triceps Brachii
Flexes forearm
In the radius
Brachioradialis
Internally rotates arm, abducts & extends arm,
helps with breathing
On the back
Latissimus Dorsi
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Flexes upper body, assists exhaling, also called abs
Abdominal area
Rectus Abdominus
Flexes & rotates upper body, assists exhaling
Sides & side of abs
External Oblique
Laterally extends & flexes spine, big
On the back
Erector Spinae
Extends, externally rotates, & abducts the thigh,
also called glutes
Bottom
Gluteus Maximus
Flexes thigh, extends leg, there are FOUR
Front of leg & on top of femur
Quadriceps
Flexes, abducts, & externally rotates thigh, flexes
leg, internally rotates leg
Inner thigh
Satorius
Flexes & extends thigh, stabilizes knee & hip joints
Upper leg
Hamstring Group
Flexes the leg & foot
Back of the calf
Gastrocnemius
Small, flexes foot, maintains upright posture
Back of the calf
Soleus
Dorsiflexes foot, inverts foot
By the shins
Tibialis Anterior
Connects calf muscles to heel, named after Greek
mythology
Back of the leg
Achilles Tendon
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