Muscle Naming Worksheet
A Grade 12 science worksheet focusing on the nomenclature and classification of human muscles.
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Muscle Naming and Classification
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Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the spaces provided. This worksheet assesses your understanding of muscle nomenclature and classification.
1. Which of the following criteria is NOT commonly used to name skeletal muscles?
Location of the muscle
Number of muscle fibers
Shape of the muscle
Direction of muscle fibers
2. The 'biceps brachii' muscle is named based on which two criteria?
Action and size
Origin and insertion
Number of origins and location
Shape and direction
1. Muscles named after their size often use terms like maximus, minimus, and .
2. The term 'rectus' in a muscle name indicates that its fibers run .
3. The deltoid muscle is named due to its shape.
1. Explain how the location of a muscle contributes to its name, providing an example.
2. Describe two different criteria used for muscle naming and give an example for each.
Match each muscle naming criterion with its corresponding example.
1. Direction of muscle fibers
a. Gluteus Maximus
2. Size of the muscle
b. Transversus Abdominis
3. Number of origins
c. Triceps Brachii