Muscle Basics
These body parts help you move by pulling on your bones.
What are muscles?
The big muscle in your upper arm that helps you bend your elbow?
What is a bicep?
The three kinds of muscles.
What is smooth, cardiac, and skeletal?
You should do this before and after exercise to help muscles stay flexible.
What is stretching?
This type of muscles you can control, like when you wave a hand.
What is skeletal muscle?
These muscles in your upper leg help you lick a ball.
What are the quadriceps (quads)?
The cardiac muscle is a/an _______________ muscle.
What is involuntary?
Drinking this helps prevent muscle cramps.
What is water?
Muscles work by doing this - getting shorter and tighter.
What is contracting?
Skeletal muscles make _______________ move?
What are bones?
The smooth muscle is a/an _____________ muscle.
What is involuntary?
Eating foods with protein helps muscles do this.
What is grow and repair?
This type of muscle works automatically to pump your blood.
What is the heart?
Smooth muscles move _______________ through the digestive system.
What is food?
The skeletal muscle is a/an _______________ muscle.
What are voluntary and involuntary?
Regular exercise helps muscles get stronger and this part of your body healthier too.
What is the heart?
This type of muscle works automatically to move food through your stomach and intestine.
What is smooth muscle?
Cardiac muscle pumps ____________ around the body.
What is blood?
Raising my hand is an example of using ____________ muscles.
What is voluntary?
When you want to move, signals travel from your ____________ to your skeletal muscle cells.
What is the brain?