Muscle Fitness Test
  • 1. Gastrocnemius is the proper name for a muscle in the ____.
A) Back
B) Chest
C) Thigh
D) Calf
  • 2. What muscle on the shoulder helps you lift your arm?
A) Tricep
B) Deltoid
C) Bicep
D) Trapezius
  • 3. What is the primary job of the Bicep?
A) Bend the knee
B) Straighten the elbow
C) Lift the shoulder
D) Bend the elbow
  • 4. The large, diamond-shaped muscle of the upper back is the ____.
A) Latissimus Dorsi
B) Trapezius
C) Pectoralis Major
D) Deltoid
  • 5. The quadriceps are made up of how many muscles?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 1
  • 6. Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones by _________.
A) joints
B) tendons
C) muscles
D) ligaments
  • 7. When you contract a muscle, it _____
A) tears
B) shortens & tightens
C) expands or lengthens
D) stretches
  • 8. The opposing muscle group of the triceps is the ____.
A) latissimus dorsi
B) quadriceps
C) biceps
D) deltoid
  • 9. Pick two muscles - explain where they are and what they do.
  • 10. The large fan shaped muscle across your chest that help you do push ups.
A) Gastrocnemius
B) Pectoralis Major
C) Tricep
D) Rectus Abdominis
  • 11. What is the primary job of the Quadriceps?
A) Help the Gastrocnemius
B) Extend the leg
C) Run
D) Bend the knee
  • 12. The opposing muscle group of the Quadriceps is ...
A) Triceps
B) Gastrocnemius
C) Trapezius
D) Hamstrings
  • 13. When you do crunches, the primary muscle that is helping you is the ...
A) External Oblique
B) Rectus Abdominis
C) Pectoralis Major
D) Latissimus Dorsi
  • 14. The muscle on the back of your upper arm that helps you straighten the elbow.
A) Tricep
B) Deltoid
C) Bicep
D) Trapezius
  • 15. Muscle fibers are more like...
A) Sticks
B) Water
C) Rubber bands
  • 16. These muscles help you twist and bend at the waist.
A) Rectus Abdominus
B) Latissimus Dorsi
C) Trapezius
D) External Obliques
  • 17. The large flat muscles across your middle back that help you pull...
A) External Oblique
B) Deltoid
C) Triceps
D) Latissimus Dorsi
  • 18. The primary job of the Hamstrings is to...
A) straighten the leg
B) stretch the leg
C) bend the knee
  • 19. This muscle helps you stand on your toes.
A) Hamstrings
B) Rectus Abdominis
C) Gluteus Maximus
D) Gastrocnemius
  • 20. How many skeletal muscles are in the body?
A) 325
B) 550
C) Over 600
D) Under 400
  • 21. Name two muscles involved when you do a push up.
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