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What are the functions of the muscular system. Select all the apply.
Helps you see
Helps you move
Helps fight diseases
Creates heat
Helps your heart beat
Muscles that you control are known as....
Involuntary
Fast Twitch
Voluntary
Slow Twitch
Muscles that you DO NOT control are known as ...
Involuntary
Fast Twitch
Voluntary
Slow Twitch
How should you care for your muscular system. Select all that apply.
Exercise regularly.
Eat fast food on a daily basis.
Warm-up before and cool-down after exercise.
Stretch to remain flexible.
Eat healthy foods, especially foods high in protein.
Of the 3 types of muscles, which muscles attach to bone.
Skeletal Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Of the 3 types of muscle, which is responsible for pumping your heart.
Skeletal Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Of the 3 types of muscle, which is found in hollow organs and around blood vessels.
Skeletal Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Skeletal Muscles is a __________________ muscle.
Voluntary
Involuntary
Cardiac muscle is a _______________ muscle.
Voluntary
Involuntary
Smooth muscle is a __________________ muscle.
Voluntary
Involuntary
Your heart is an example of what kind of muscle?
Voluntary
Involuntary
Which type of human body tissue can contract, or shorten?
epithelial tissue
muscle tissue
connective tissue
nerve tissue
Which type of muscle is found only in the heart?
cardiac muscle
voluntary muscle
soft muscle
smooth muscle
Which type of muscle tires quickly during exercise?
skeletal muscle
breathing muscle
cardiac muscle
smooth muscle
How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?
One muscle in the pair pulls on a bone, while the second muscle pulls on the first muscle.
While one muscle in the pair contracts, the other returns to its original length.
Both muscles extend at the same time.
One contracts and the other stretches.
Exercise is important for muscles because it
helps maintain strength and flexibility.
gives muscles more energy.
prevents muscles from becoming tired.
prevents muscle injuries.
Turning your head to look both ways before crossing the street is what kind of movement?
Voluntary
Involuntary
Swatting a fly off of your shoulder is what kind of movement?
Voluntary
Involuntary
Your stomach digesting food is an example of what kind of movement?
Voluntary
Involuntary
Your Heart beating is an example of what kind of movement?
Voluntary
Involuntary
Which of the following is true about our body's system?
The skeletal system sends messages to the body
The digestive system helps carbon dioxide leave the body through the lungs
Blood cells are part of the nervous system
The digestive system helps break down food into energy
When you walk, muscles in your legs contract and relax. This is a great example of the ____ system in action.
muscular system
circulatory system
execratory system
nervous system
When we breathe in, oxygen goes into our lungs. The Lungs are part of the:
Muscular System
Respiratory System
Circulatory System
Digestive System
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about our body's systems?
The digestive system provides the energy that the muscular system needs to move and function
The circulatory system brings the red blood cells to the lungs so that carbon dioxide can be dropped off and oxygen picked up
The skeletal systems sends signals throughout the entire body.
The muscular system helps us walk, move and sit up
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