Muscular Systems Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• abductorhallucis : moves the great toe and helps maintain balance while walking and standing.
• bicep : the muscle producing the contour of the front and inner side of the upper arm; it lifts the forearm and flexes the elbow.
• gastrocnemius : attached to the lower rear surface of the heel, pulls the foot down.
• deltoid : the large, triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint that allows the arm to extend.
• adductor : muscles at the base of each finger that draw the fingers together.
• extensor : muscles that straighten the wrist, hand, and fingers to form a straight line.
• flexor : extensor muscles of the wrist involved in bending the wrist.
• origin : the part of the muscle that does not move; it is attached to the skeleton.
• belly : middle part of the muscle.
• abductor : muscles that separate the fingers.
• insertion : the point of attachment in a muscle where more movement occurs.
• supinator : muscle of the forearm that rotates the radius outward and the palm upward.
• tibialisanterior : covers the front of the shins. bends the foot upward and inward.
• soleus : originates at the upper portion of the fibula, bends the foot down.
• pronator : muscles that turn the hand inward so that the palm faces downward.
• tricep : the large muscle that covers the entire back of the upper arm and extends the forearm.