Muscle Quiz

Which type of muscle helps you move your arms and legs voluntarily?

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Resting muscle

What does the heart muscle mainly do?

• Helps with digestion

• Pumps blood

• Moves limbs

• Controls breathing

Which muscle type is found in the walls of organs like the stomach and intestines?

• Biceps

• Quadriceps

• Smooth muscle

• Hamstrings

What is the muscle below the lungs that helps with breathing called?

• Diaphragm

• Abdominals

• Intercostals

• Pectoralis major

Which muscle on the back of the upper arm straightens the elbow joint?

• Biceps

• Triceps

• Deltoid

• Latissimus dorsi

Which muscle group is primarily responsible for shrugging the shoulders?

• Deltoid muscles

• Sternocleidomastoid muscles

• Trapezius muscles

• Rhomboid muscles

Which muscle flexes the forearm and is on the front of the upper arm?

• Biceps

• Triceps

• Brachialis

• Pronator teres

What is the large muscle group on the back of the thigh that helps you extend your hip joint?

• Quadriceps

• Hamstrings

• Gastrocnemius

• Soleus

Which muscle lifts your arm sideways and is often called the shoulder muscle?

• Deltoid

• Pectoralis major

• Latissimus dorsi

• Rhomboid

Which muscle is primarily responsible for the movement of your foot when you stand on your tiptoes?

• Biceps

• Triceps

• Calf

• Gluteus maximus