Label the Anterior and Posterior Muscles: Human Anatomy Worksheets

Elementary and Middle or High school students will use the word banks on these Label the Posterior and Anterior Muscles of the Human Body worksheets (in two levels) to label the front view and back view of the human body’s muscles while studying the human anatomy and physiology.

These “Label the Muscles Worksheets” in 2 levels coordinate with our other Human Anatomy worksheets and notebooking pages.

In the easy version for elementary, your students can label 12 basic muscles on the front and back views of the human body.

In the more difficult version for middle or high school, students will label 32 posterior and anterior muscles.

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Resources for Learning More about the Human Body’s Muscles

Library List

Select one of these books, or a similar book from your local library. Listed in order of difficulty.

Human Body Activity Book for Kids: Hands-On Fun by Katie Stokes

Knowledge Encyclopedia Human Body! by DK

Human Anatomy Coloring Book: an Entertaining and Instructive Guide to the Human Body – Bones, Muscles, Blood, Nerves and How They Work by Margaret Matt *This is the book my middle school kids actually liked the best.

The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide (DK Human Body Guides) by Dr. Alice Roberts *If your kids are possibly interested in a medical or rehabilitative field, this is the one I would get.

Online Resources

The Human Body for Children–Muscles video

The Muscles Song video

Major Muscle Groups: Basic Muscle anatomy video

The Muscular System video

Just for fun: Somebody Human Anatomy Game – Educational Science Board Game All of my kids enjoyed this game when they were in elementary–you can also play it “solo” as a puzzle.

Human Anatomy: Muscles Printables

These Label the Muscles of Anterior and Posterior Views Anatomy worksheets about the human body’s muscles come in 2 differentiated levels for elementary and middle/high school. Each of the levels has a full-color image of an (androgynous) human model with highly detailed muscles. An answer page is also included for each of the worksheets.

There are four worksheets: Front View Muscles, Back View Muscles (these are the easier versions), Anterior Muscles, and Posterior Muscles (these are the more difficult versions).

With the answer pages, there are a total of 8 printables pages.

Here are the human anatomy muscles in the word banks for each level:

Easier Level for elementary, Front View:

• Pectorals
• Beceps Brachii
• Rectus Abdominis
• Obliques
• Rectus Femoris (Quadriceps)

Easier Level for elementary, Back View:

• Trapezuis
• Deltoid
• Triceps Brachii
• Latissimus dorsi
• Gluteus maximus
• Bicep femoris
• Gastrocnemius

Harder Level for Middle or High School, Anterior Muscles:

• Deltoid
• Pectoralis major
• Rectus abdominis
• Abdominal external oblique
• Iliopsoas
• Quadriceps femoris
• Rotator cuff
• biceps brachii
• Brachialis
• Pronator teres
• Brachioradialis
• Adductor muscles
• Peroneus longus
• Tibialis anterior
• Peroneus brevis

Harder Level for Middle or High School, Posterior Muscles:

• Trapezius
• Deltoid
• Brachioradialis
• Latissimus dorsi
• Levator scapulae
• Rhomboids
• Rotator cuff
• Triceps brachii
• Gluteus maximus
• Biceps femoris
• Semitendinosus
• Semimembranosus
• Tibialis posterior
• Peroneus longus
• Gastroncnemius
• Soleus
• Peroneus brevis

More Educational Resources for Learning about Human Anatomy

If your students are wanting to learn more about the Human Body, check out these Anatomy resources: