| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Muscles | Muscles make up half your bodies weight. There are 700 that give blood its shape. |
| What are the 3 kinds of muscles? (S) | Smooth Muscle=line organs that are hollow such as the stomach. |
| What are the 3 kinds of muscle? (C) | Cardiac Muscle=very thick and make up the heart walls |
| What are the 3 kinds of Muscle? (Sk) | Striated or skeletal muscles that connect bones. They contain fibers. |
| What are the two muscle types? (V and InV) | Voluntary and Involuntary. |
| What are voluntary muscles? | Muscles we control. Fingers, arms legs, smile. |
| What are involuntary muscles? | Muscles we do not control but happen automatically. Heart, Breathing, blinking eyes. |
| What does expanded mean? | become larger or longer. |
| What does contract mean? | become smaller or shorter |
| What is a bicep? | It is in the front of your upper arm and an example of a "flexor" muscle that lets you flex or extend your arm forward. |
| What is a tricep? | It is in the back of the upper arm and an example of a "extensor" muscle that lets you pull your arm back. |
| What is a tendon? | Thick bands of connective tissue that attach muscle on one end and bone on the other end. |
| Half of your body weight is made up of______? | Muscles |
| Hollow organs are lined with _______ (smooth, cardiac, striated) muscles? | Smooth muscles. |
| Heart walls are lined with _____ muscle? | Cardiac |
| Striated muscles _____ bones and posses many _____ (like string) which are covered with thin _______(layer of thin tissue). | Connect, fibers and sheath |
| What daily nutrient is important for muscle growth? | Protein |
| Muscles can ___ and ____ when they move. | contract and expand |
| What is an example of a extensor muscle? | The tricep on the back of your upper arm. You can pull your arm back and forth. |
| What is an example of a flexor muscle? | The bicep on the front of your upper arm. You can extend your arm. |
| What are tendons? | Thick bands of connective tissue that fasten to a muscle on one side and bone on the other side of the muscle. |
| Smooth Muscles, line organs. Are they considered: involuntary(your body controls) or voluntary(you control) muscles? | Involuntary. Breathing, blinking, heart beats are involuntary. |
| Cardiac Muscles, Heart Muscles. Are they considered: involuntary(your body controls) or voluntary(you control) muscles? | Involuntary. Breathing, blinking, heart beats are involuntary |
| Skeletal muscles or striated muscles. Are they considered: involuntary(your body controls) or voluntary(you control). | Voluntary. Throwing a ball, walking, running. |
