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