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Week of Jan. 16-19

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What system is responsible for body movement and production of heat? Muscular System
What helps to provide shape to your body? muscles
What are the two type of muscles? Voluntary and Involuntary
What are the three types of muscle tissue? Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth
What does skeletal muscle do? Help move bones
Where is cardiac muscle found? Only in the heart
Where is smooth muscle found? In internal organs
Muscle accounts for about how much of one's body weight? One half (1/2)
What causes special tissues to contact or shorten? Signals from the brain
Muscles that are attached to bones by stretchy tissue are called what? Tendons
About how many muscles are in one's body? 640
Do muscles work alone? No
Can muscles push? No-- they get shorter and pull
Muscles are like ____ teams. Opposing-- one team pulls the body one way; the other team pulls it back.
Muscles form ____ ____ that work together. muscle groups
Cardiac muscle tissue that is found only in the heart
Smooth muscle tissue found in internal organs
Skeletal muscle tissue that moves bones
Voluntary type of muscle that you can control
Involuntary type of muscle that you can't control
Flexor A muscle that is involved in bending (flexing) a limb or part of the body.
Extensor A muscle that is involved in straightening (extending) a limb or part of the body.
Tendons muscles that are attached to bones; stretchy
Biceps The large muscle at the front of the upper arm. Also referred to as biceps brachii.
Triceps Muscle of the back of the upper arm, primarily responsible for extending the elbow.
gluteus maximus large, superficial, buttock muscle.
deltoid muscle that covers shoulder joint and lifts arm to the side
pectoralis major muscle of the chest that draws arm forward and downward and aids in chest expansion.
quadriceps Refers to the muscles on the anterior portion of the thigh which extends the knee.
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