A | B |
Muscles work with what type of action? | pulling action |
In addition to providing movement, muscles also function to | maintain temperature and posture |
What stimulates muscle growth? | increased physical activity |
What type of muscle is voluntary? | skeletal |
A feeling of soreness several days after exercise indicates | torn or damaged muscle fibers |
Muscles are attached to your skeleton by | tendons |
What are the three functions of muscles? | movement, maintaining body temperature, and maintaining posture |
Allows movement | muscular system |
A muscle that attaches to the skeleton | skeletal muscle |
A muscle that can be moved at will | voluntary muscle |
Muscle that performs involuntary movement and is found inside certain organs, such as the stomach | smooth muscle |
A muscle that moves without conscious control | involuntary muscle |
The muscle that makes up the heart | cardiac muscle |
The muscles of the body that, together with the skeletal syste, function to produce movement | muscular system |