Muscular System Composition
Colour by Numbers Activity
The content in this activity aligns with Chapter 14: Muscular System in Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e.
Instructions: Review the illustration. This illustration displays an anterior view of the major muscles of the body.
Task: Colour each numbered structure using the colour indicated in the list below:
- sternocleidomastoid (orange)
- occipitofrontalis (red)
- deltoid (brown)
- trapezius (green)
- pectoralis major (dark blue)
- pectoralis minor (pink)
- serratus anterior (grey)
- biceps brachii (yellow)
- brachialis (light blue)
- brachioradialis (purple)
- pronator teres (red)
- flexor carpi radialis (pink)
- rectus abdominis (brown)
- abdominal external oblique (yellow)
- pectineus (grey)
- tensor fasciae latae (green)
- adductor longus (red)
- sartorius (brown)
- iliopsoas (dark blue)
- rectus femoris (purple)
- gracilis (green)
- vastus lateralis (pink)
- fibularis longus (dark blue)
- vastus medialis (brown)
- tibialis anterior (green)
- soleus and gastrocnemius (yellow)
Image Attribution
The image used in this activity was sourced from OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology OER by Betts, et al., which is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Following OpenStax’s leadership and in the spirit of open education, we have licensed this OER with the same license.
Image Description
This illustration activity shows the anterior view of the human body with the major muscles. The illustration includes (from top, head): occipitofrontalis (frontal belly), sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, deltoid, pectoralis minor, serratus anterior, pectoralis major; arm muscles: biceps brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis, pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis; abdominal: rectus abdominis, abdominal external oblique; lower body: tensor fasciae latae, illiopsoas, pectineus, adductor longus, sartorius, gracilis, rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vasus medialis, fibularis longus, tibialis anterior.