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Muscle Introduction
Muscle Details
My Skin Part 1
My Skin Part 2
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What is the job of the muscular system?
To move the body
100
Name the 3 types of muscle.
Heart, Skeletal, Smooth
100
Fill in the blanks: Your skin is the largest _______ in your body.
Organ
100
Why do we need to take care of our skin?
To help protect us, cools us off, keep us warm, etc.
200
How many muscles are in the human body?
600 or more
200
What is the job of the skeletal muscle?
To move the bones
200
How does the skin keep us from getting sick?
Skin helps keep harmful bacteria and chemicals from entering the body and fluids from exiting the body.
200
What are two ways to take care of your skin?
Bathing and using sunscreen
300
What are two ways muscles work?
They get shorter or they get longer
300
What are 2 jobs of the smooth muscle?
1. To help blood flow through the body 2. To help food move through the body 3. To help waste exit the body
300
What does our body do when we get too hot?
The skin produces sweat which cools off our body.
300
What is the skin's biggest enemy?
The Sun!
400
What are tendons?
The thin end of the muscle that is a strong tough cord hooked to a bone.
400
What is the strongest muscle in the body? And what does it do?
The heart muscle keeps the heart beating 24 hours a day.
400
What happens when we get too cold?
The blood vessels in our skin narrow, or thin out to keep us warm.
400
What does too much sun exposure do to our skin?
Skin cancer and burning
500
What is the largest tendon in the body?
The Achilles Tendon
500
What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles?
Voluntary muscles can be controlled while involuntary muscles do their job on their own.
500
What is the job of a nerve ending?
Nerve endings act as our alarm system and are sensitive to heat, cold, pain, pressure, and touch.
500
Name 4 organs in the human body.
Skin, heart, lungs, liver, stomach, intestines...etc.