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Muscles

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