the organ system whose primary function is movement and flexibility

attached to bones for movement; helps protect your inner organs

found in the digestive tract and walls of blood vessels

muscle that bends part of your body

muscle that bends part of your boody

muscle that straightens part of your body

injury in which a muscle or tendon is overstretched

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Sasser Muscular

Life Science

Term	Definition
Muscular System	the organ system whose primary function is movement and flexibility
cardiac muscle	found only in the heart
skeletal muscle	attached to bones for movement; helps protect your inner organs
smooth muscle	found in the digestive tract and walls of blood vessels
flexor	muscle that bends part of your body
flexor	muscle that bends part of your boody
extensor	muscle that straightens part of your body
aerobic	requires oxygen
anaerobic	doesn't require oxygen
strain	injury in which a muscle or tendon is overstretched
tendinitis	inflamed tendon