Muscles Identification Worksheet
Name Zachary Beenau
Using the information provided, label and color the required muscles. Then, place the correct
letter on the descriptions below. Select the color that coordinates with the correct muscle
Face, Head and Neck Letter
___K__ Sternocleidomastoid
__I___ Temporalis
H
I
G
__G___ Frontalis
J
___C__ Occipitalis
___F__ Orbicularis oculi
F
__D___ Orbicularis oris
E
___B__ Masseter
___E__ Zygomaticus
__H___ Epicranial Aponeurosis
___F__ Buccinator
___A__ Platysma
K
D
C
B
Descriptions
A
___E, C, E__1. Used in smiling
___F__2. Used in winking
___B, D__3. Used to form the horizontal frown
crease on the forehead
___D__4. The “kissing” muscle
__B,E___5. Prime mover of jaw closure
___K__6. Synergistic muscle for jaw closure
____K___7. Prime mover of head flexion
F
Abdominal/Shoulder Regions
__A___ Rectus abdominis
E
___F__ Trapezius
__B___ External oblique
D
__D___ Pectoralis major
__G___ Sternocleidomastoid
C
__F___ Deltoid
__C___ Serratus anterior
B
A
G
Descriptions
_____1. The name means “straight muscle
Of the abdomen”
_____2. Prime mover for shoulder flexion
and adduction
_____3. Prime mover for shoulder abduction
_____4. Forms the external lateral walls of
the abdomen
_____5. Acting alone, each muscle of this
pair turns the head toward the
opposite shoulder
Muscles of the Back
Back Letter
___H__ Trapezius
H
__G___ Latissimus dorsi
G
___D__ Teres Minor
F
___C__ Teres Major
___E__ Infraspinatus
___F__ Deltoid
___B__ Rhomboid
___A__ External oblique
E
D
Descriptions
___H__1. Muscle that allows you to shrug your
C
shoulders or extend your head
___G__2. Muscle that adducts the shoulder and
B causes extension of the shoulder joint
___G__3. Shoulder muscle that is the antagonist
A
of the muscle just described.
____E___ 4. Extends from the spine to lateral sides