Human Body Muscular System Games

Learn what muscles are where with human muscular system games.

Whether you are brushing up for a high school science test or just learning for fun, there are many games online that will help you learn the human muscular system. These games are informative and will teach you where certain muscles are and the purpose of each. Why not put a little fun into learning, eh?

Gamequarium Human Body Games

This website has many different games that relate to the human body, and a really neat one that will help you learn eight different muscles. It's great for a beginner who wants to learn to identify these muscles or as a review for someone who already knows about the muscular system.

To play the game, scroll to midway down the page and click on Muscles of the Human Body. It will give you the muscle that you are supposed to find, and you click the corresponding muscle. If you are correct, it will label the muscle and tell you that you are correct. If not, it will tell you that you are incorrect, and you will try again. After you successfully label the muscle, you will click the next arrow to get the next question.

The muscles that are covered in this game are the neck, shoulder, chest, front arm, back arm, stomach, thigh and calf.

Muscle Word Search

If you love muscles and word searches, Abcteach.com is for you. It has a word find that features 11 different words relating to the human muscular system, and this can be used for fun or by teachers in the classroom to go over some vocabulary before a science test. It would also be wonderful to pass out in class for some extra credit while you are learning about the muscle system.

The muscle word search is a .printable, two-page PDF. One is the word search and the other is the answer key. You can print it from your home computer, set the answer key aside, and have fun learning your muscles.

Interactive Body by BBC

BBC Science and Nature has a terrific learning game if you are looking to identify different muscles of the body. It focuses on placement and identification of certain muscles in the human body, and it is a great interactive tool for learning and growing your skills.

This interactive game is more advanced because you have to know the muscles by anatomical name rather than the just location. It would be more suited for someone in high school or for someone in a college anatomy course.

Here is how you play:

1. Choose the gender of your human body (male or female)

2. Muscle parts will be listed to the left of the screen, and a picture of the muscle will be to the right. Click and drag the muscle on the right over to the appropriate placement on the human body in the center. (It will tell you if you are wrong, and there is an option for a hint at the bottom right.)

3. When you successfully place a muscle, you can choose another muscle from the list on the left.

4. When you are finished placing all the muscles, you will be able to view your results, send the page, or play again.

Try both the male and female bodies, because each has some different muscles to learn, identify and place. It is a great learning tool, and could help you pass that muscular system test in science or anatomy class.

Anatomy Arcade

Anatomy Arcade is another great place to find muscular system games. It has seven muscle games. Here is a list of them with a description of each, and if you want to play the games.

1. Poke-A-Muscle: Scan and poke around at Russell's various muscles.

2. Major Muscles Crossword: A crossword puzzle about muscles.

3. Major Muscles Word Search: A word search with 20 different searchable words that covers the major muscles of the system.

4. Muscular System Crossword: This crossword puzzle deals with the functions and types of muscles rather than specific ones.

5. Muscular System Word Search: This one has 25 searchable words on the functions and types of muscles in the system.

6. Muscular System Jigsaw: A flash puzzle of the muscular system that you put back together.

7. Match-A-Muscle: A game in which you match the right label to the correct muscle on a body.

Along with the games, they also have videos that cover the muscular system to help you learn more before you play the games or to refine your skills after you've played.

ESP Game: Muscles of the Body

This is a Java-based game that allows you to label the different muscles on a body diagram. There are full instructions on how to play the game that you can scroll through on the bottom of the page, and it will refine your skills in identifying and labeling muscles.

There are six different bodies to label that are posed in different ways to access all of the muscle views, and you are timed to see how long it takes.

This game is probably more suited for a high school student or a college anatomy student. It is more advanced, and someone just starting out learning the muscular system would have a harder time labeling the muscles correctly.

Anatomy Bowl

Anatomy Bowl is a Jeopardy-type of game where you have a board of points and categories all dealing with the muscular system of the human body.

To play, you type in a user name (you don't have to register, just input your first name or nickname). Give the game a few minutes to load if you have a slower connection. Clear the board by answering all the questions.

This is also an advanced game, so it would be better suited for a high school or college student.

References

• Gamequarium
• Abcteach
• BBC

Resources

• Anatomy Arcade
• ESP
• Anatomy Bowl