Question | Answer |
What are the muscular systems functions? | *movement
*maintain body temperature
*transport materials within the body |
what are the two parts of the muscular system | *tendons
*muscles |
what is a tendon? | * elastic connects muscles to bones |
how many muscles are in the human body and how many types are there? | *There is 600 muscles in the human body
*3 types |
What are the three types of muscles are in the human body? | *skeletal muscles
*smooth muscles
*Cardiac muscles |
What does the Skeletal muscle do? | it is attached to the bones by tendons and makes movement possible. |
What does the smooth muscle do? | this is an involuntary muscle and is found in internal organs |
what does the cardiac muscle do | forms the heart this muscle is also involuntary |
how do the muscles work | muscles can only pull not push, they also have to work in pairs and when one muscle contracts then the other relaxes. |
what are flexor muscles and extensor muscles? | bends at the joint
straighten at the joint |
What are some examples of extensor muscles | triceps and quadriceps |
what are some examples of flexor muscles | Biceps and hamstring |
what are the body parts away from the body? | abductor |
what body part moves the bone towards the body | adductor |
what does a deltoid do? | move the arm away from the body |
what does a pectoral do? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? | move arm toward the body |