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General Questions about Muscles

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Muscle is a...   tissue  
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What do muscles do?   They contract, resulting in movement.  
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Muscles can only...   Pull, not push.  
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Tendons are...   rope-like tissue  
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What do tendons do?   Connect bone to muscle.  
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Ligaments are...   very tough tissue  
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What do ligaments do?   Hold bones together.  
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Flex   make muscle short and fat  
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Extend   make muscle long and skinny  
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Voluntary muscule tissue.   Tissue under your control.  
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Involuntary muscle tissue   Tisse not under your control  
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What are two examples of involuntary tissue?   Heart and digestive track.  
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How many skeletal muscles do you have?   640  
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What controls muscles?   Electrical signals from the brain.  
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How much of your body weight is muscle?   2/5ths or 40%  
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What is Stamina?   How long a muscle can work without getting tired  
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How do you increase stamina?   Use the muscle more.  
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