Types of Muscles
How many types of muscles do we have?
3
What does it mean when a muscle is striated?
It has parallel lines/ series of bands within the muscle.
Muscles ALWAYS work in pairs.
True
How many colors are in a rainbow?
7
Which muscle(s) is voluntary?
Skeletal Muscle
What are 3 things our muscles do?
Enable us to move our bodies
Give us our individual shape
Protect and keep organs in place
Maintain Posture
Help blood circulation
Generate body heat
The two types of fibers in skeletal muscles are Large-Twitch and Small-Twitch.
False, Slow-Twitch and Fast Twitch are the two types of fibers found in skeletal muscles.
What do the stripes on the United States flag represent.
The first 13 colonies.
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Skeletal Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
What does it mean when a muscle is non-striated.
It does not have parallel lines/ series of bands within the muscle.
Muscle hypertrophy is when the muscle increases in size and muscle atrophy is when the muscles decreases in size.
True
Do identical twins have the same fingerprints?
No, Identical Twins do not share the same fingerprints. (umbilical cord length, position in the womb, and the rate of finger growth impact the development of fingerprints)
Which muscle (s) are involuntary?
Smooth Muscle & Cardiac Muscle
Muscles can work as:
(Must list all 6)
Flexors
Extensors
Prime movers (agonists)
Antagonist
Fixators
Synergists
Ligaments join muscle to bone and Tendons join bone to bone.
False, Tendons join muscle to bone and Ligaments join bone to bone.
When is Thanksgiving?
Every year, Thanksgiving falls on the 4th Thursday in November.