How does muscle movement occur?
Muscles contract when they work. Muscles will contract to create movement
The ___ muscles job it contract the heart to pump blood
The hardest working muscle in the body
Heart
Tension, stress, overuse and minor injuries
Ability of muscle tissue to shorten and contract forcefully
Contractility
Cardiac
What connects bones and muscles together?
Your muscles are contraction or tightening
Ability to generate an action potential in response to a stimulus
Excitability
The ___ muscle helps move bones and other structures
Skeletal
Which muscle helps move your shoulders?
The deltoid muscles
According to it's size, what's the strongest muscle in the body?
Masseter
Ability of muscle to stretch or get longer
Extensibility
Loose connective tissue, fat tissue, dense fibrous tissue and connective tissue
The rectus abdominus muscle makes up what part of the body?
The abs
The largest muscle in the body
Gluteus maximus. The gluteus maximus is located around the hip and buttocks. It's the muscle that helps you walk up the stairs and going a ladder
Ability to return to its original shape
Elasticity
The tongue is made up of two muscles
extrinsic and intrinsic muscle
What percentage do your muscles make up of your total body weight?
The muscle in your ear. It's what holds you ear onto your head. The smallest bones in your body can also be found in the ear