02.01 Axial & Appendicular Muscles
Assignment
Directions: Using sticky-notes or masking tape, label the muscles from the chart below on yourself or
a partner. Feel for the muscle attachment sites and surrounding muscles and bones. If possible, take
pictures of the labeled muscles (pictures are OPTIONAL and will not affect your score). Next,
complete the muscle chart by naming THREE or more adjacent bones and muscles. Finally, answer
the conclusion questions with complete sentences.
Muscle Pictures
OPTIONAL: If you took pictures of the labeled muscles on yourself or a partner, insert them here:
Muscle Chart
Complete the muscle chart below. (Adjacent means next to or adjoining.)
Muscle Name
Deltoid
Biceps brachii
Triceps brachii
External oblique
Gastrocnemius
Quadriceps femoris
Adjacent Bones (3 or more)
Adjacent Muscles (3 or more)
Questions
1. Were you able to find all the muscles? What muscles were the most difficult to locate, and why?
2. Do you think it’s easier to find these muscles and their attachment sites on yourself or a partner?
Why do you think that’s the case?
3. Why do you think it’s important for a muscle to have a fixed origin at one end that doesn’t move?
Use one muscle from the chart above as an example to explain how a fixed origin and moving
insertion helps the muscle move.