Flex Your Function
What is THE main function of the muscular system?
Movement
Which type of muscle is attached to bones?
Skeletal Muscle
What does “voluntary muscle” mean?
A muscle we can control, like when we choose to move.
Which muscle group helps you push something away with your arms?
Chest
This muscle helps you bend your arm at the elbow.
Biceps
Which function helps us sit or stand upright without falling over?
Posture & Stability
Which type of muscle is found in your stomach and intestines?
Smooth Muscle
Is the heart voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary
What muscle group helps with bending at the waist and posture?
Core or Abdominals
This muscle runs along the back of your upper arm and straightens your arm.
Triceps
Which function of the muscular system keeps our body warm?
Heat Production
Which type of muscle is only found in the heart?
Cardiac Muscle
Give one example of an involuntary muscle action.
breathing, heartbeat, digestion, circulation
Name the muscle group found on the back of your upper leg.
Hamstrings
These muscles run down the front of your thigh.
Quadracpes
Which muscle function helps push food through our bodies?
Digestion
Are smooth muscles voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary
Which muscle type is voluntary: skeletal, smooth, or cardiac?
Skeletal
What muscle group helps you climb stairs or jump?
Glutes &/or Calves
This large back muscle helps you pull things toward you.
Latissimus Dorsi
What 3 muscle functions work together when we run or play sports?
Movement, circulation and respiration
You’re eating lunch, your heart is beating, and you wave to a friend. List the type of muscle involved in each of these actions and explain whether each one is voluntary or involuntary.
Eating (digesting food): Smooth muscle – involuntary
Heart beating: Cardiac muscle – involuntary
Waving to a friend: Skeletal muscle – voluntary
Which two types of muscles are involuntary, and where can each be found in the body?
Smooth muscle – found in organs like the stomach and intestines.
Cardiac muscle – found only in the heart.
Match the muscle group: Deltoids belong to which group?
Arms or Shoulders
These muscles are in your lower leg and help you stand on your toes.
Calves (Gastrocnemius)