Muscular System
The muscular system is responsible for the _____ of the human body and the control of some organs.
movement
Another word for the shoulder muscles.
Deltoids
Muscles move through ______
Contractions
The number of bones in the adult body
206
Another term for the skull
Cranium
There are three types of muscles in the human body:
Skeletal
________
Smooth
Cardiac
The two main upper arm muscles.
Biceps and Triceps
During a concentric contraction, the muscle gets ______
Shorter
The skeleton gives the body its shape, allows movement, makes blood cells, provides _____ for organs and stores minerals.
Protection
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
Rib cage
________ muscles are mainly found in the body’s organs such as the digestive tract and blood vessels.
Smooth
Obliques and abdomen make up the _____ muscle group.
Core
Type of contraction where the muscle does not change in length.
Isometric
Where two or more bones in the body come together.
Joint
What is the common name for the mandible?
Jaw
The cardiac muscle stimulates itself in order to form a _________.
Heartbeat
Leg muscles include hamstrings and _________.
Quads
Contraction occurring when you a doing a bicep curl away from your body.
Eccentric
ACL, MCL, PCL are examples of what
Ligament
What is the strongest bone in the body?
Femur
As one muscle contracts the other ________.
Lengthens
The traps and lats make up which major muscle group?
Back
Muscle soreness and fatigue is caused by a buildup of ________ in the muscles.
lactic acid
What is cartilage?
Smooth and flexible substance covers the tips of your bones where they meet
How many bones can be found in the hands and feet?
103