The Muscular System
What is the number of muscles in your body?
over 600
Why is your skull so hard?
It is hard to protect your brain.
What can you do to keep your muscles and skeleton healthy?
You can exercise.
Your ribcage
How many muscles does it take to smile?
It takes 17 muscles to smile.
What are voluntary muscles?
Voluntary muscles are muscles under your control.
How many bones does the average adult have?
206
What muscles make up your heart?
cardiac muscles
What are the area's where are bones meet called?
Joints.
How many muscles does it take to frown?
43
What are involuntary muscles?
Involuntary muscles are muscles that work without you thinking about them.
e.g. your heart
How does the skeletal system help you move?
It pulls on muscles
What are muscles responsible for?
Muscles maintain posture, physical movement, and movement of internal organs
How does the muscular system affect the skeletal system?
Working in unison, the joints, bones and skeletal muscles work together to move the body.
T or F Skeletal muscles are an example of voluntary muscles
T
What are the 3 types of muscle?
smooth, cardiac, and skeletal.
What is good for your bones?
Calcium.
What are tendons?
Connect our soft contracting muscle to our hard bones.
Are our teeth bones?
Our teeth form part of the skeletal system, but are not counted as bones.
How many muscles does the the tongue have?
8
Is your tongue a muscle?
Your tongue is a muscle.
What is the flexible connective tissue that lines the surface of your joints?
Cartilage
What is the longest bone in the human body?
The thigh bone called the femur.
How many bones are in the hand?
54 bones.
What is the function of tendons?
They connect skeletal muscle to bone