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Muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the 3 types of muscles | Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac |
| What type of muscle is primarily under voluntary control? | Skeletal |
| What type of muscle is found only in the heart? | Cardiac |
| What type of muscle is: unattached to bone, acts slowly, can remain contracted for a long time? | Smooth |
| State the 3 main responsibilities of the muscular system | movement, maintain posture, maintain body temperature |
| True or False: Muscles lengthen when they contract | False: muscles shorten when they contract |
| True or False: Voluntary control means movement is controlled by conscious thought | True |
| What attaches muscle to bone? | Tendons |
| Where is the deltoid located? | Over distal shoulder into upper arm |
| You sit on what muscle? | Gluteus Maximus |
| The vastus lateralis is a muscle in your...? | thigh |
| Intramuscular means: | into the muscle |
| Elasticity is the muscles ability to _______? | return to original length when relaxed |
| What is atrophy? | decrease in muscle size |
| Where are your masseter muscles? | lower jaws |
| When muscles enlarge, this is known as: | hypertrophy |
| The muscles that open and close passageways are called? | sphincters |
| A muscle strain is a _____ in the muscle? | tear |
| A sustained contraction is a muscle ______? | spasm or cramp |
| Define strength | capacity to do work |
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