Functions of Muscles
The functions of muscles is for ______, ________, and ________.
What is movement, posture, and heat?
_______ muscles help you move, and are attached to your bones.
What is skeletal muscles?
The cardiac muscles are an example of what type of movement?
What is involuntary?
Shoulder muscle that is triangular-shaped.
Muscles make up this percent of body weight.
What is 42%
Bones and muscles help protect our _______.
These muscles are found in organs and are considered involuntary.
What is smooth muscle?
Smooth muscles are an example of this type of movement.
This muscle is one of the 4 muscles in the thigh of the human body.
What is rectus femoris or quadriceps?
A complex network of muscles that are vital to the human body. (hint: this is a term)
What is the muscular system?
When one muscle pulls, the other muscle ______.
What is pushes?
What is cardiac muscles?
Skeletal muscles are an example of this type of muscle movement?
What is voluntary?
This muscle is regarded as one of the strongest muscles in the human body.
What is the gluteus maximus?
Passive muscle contraction is known as residual muscle tension. (hint: this is a term)
What is tonicity?
Muscles round out the body by giving it ________.
What is shape?
Your bicep is considered this type of muscle.
What is skeletal muscle?
The intestines are an example of this type of muscle movement.
What is involuntary?
A large muscle in our back and neck.
______ the muscles can help prevent a loss of strength.
What is exercising?
Muscles ________ the bones in the body, and keep you standing.
As part of the musculoskeletal system, these muscles work with your bones, tendons and ligaments.
What is skeletal muscle?
The tongue is an example of this type of movement.
What is voluntary?
A superficial two-headed muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg of humans.
What is the gastrocnemius?
The point of attachment to the part of the body moved by a muscle is called what?
What is insertion?