Muscles 1
What material can you compare muscle tissue to?
Rubber bands
Explain why babies have more bones than adults
As they grow some of their bones fuse together
What are the types of muscles you can't control called?
Involuntary muscles
Name 2 body parts that are made of cartilage
Nose & ears
What is the name of the muscle found in your heart?
Cardiac muscle
Describe a long bone
A bone that is longer than it is wide
Give two examples of areas in the body where you can find smooth muscles
Name 3 functions of your skeleton
Answers include: support, protection, movement, blood creation, calcium storage
Describe what smooth muscles look like
Sheets or layers, with one layer of muscle behind another
List the 3 components of blood that bone marrow makes
Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
What do skeletal muscles stretch across?
Joints
What is the function of short, or cube-shaped, bones?
Stability
What are skeletal muscles attached to?
One end of a bone
Why can flat bones be thought of as "shields"?
They protect the body's organs
What is the body's only muscle that attaches just at one end?
Tongue
Which type of bones act as large points of attachment for muscles?
Flat bones
What do tendons do?
Hold skeletal muscles to bones
If a bone is spongy, or cancellous, what two things is it filled with?
Blood vessels & bone marrow
How are facial muscles different than the other muscles in your body?
They attach under the skin, instead of to bone
What are non-moving joints called?
Sutures