How Muscles are Named Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Anatomy has 22 clues. Answers range from 5 to 10 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

Name referring to a muscle that is the largest
A triangular muscle
Name referring to a muscle that is the shortest
A muscle that lifts or elevates a structure or part
A muscle that is slanted or diagonal to the midline of the body
A muscle that is striaght (parallel) to the midline
A muscle with two heads
Flexes a joint or brings two ends closer together
Refers to the buttock region
Referring to muscles in the chest region
Located to the side or laterally
Referring to muscles of the back
Great or "huge"
The larger of a pair of muscles
The smaller of a pair of muscles
Round or cylindrical shaped
Extends a joint or brings two ends further apart.
A ring of muscles that encircle a passage
A muscle with four heads
Moves a part away from the midline
Referring to muscles of the lower leg or shin
Muscles of the wrist