Human Body Systems

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Muscles are an ______________.
Can relax, contract, and provide the force to move your body parts.
______________ is used to move muscles.
Your body has more than _______ muscles.
No matter how still you might be, there are muscles that are still working. Which ones?
Muscles that you are able to control are called _____________________ muscles.
Muscles that you cannot control are called ________________________ muscles.
Muscles
SKELETAL MUSCLES
Move ____________
Most _________ muscle type
Attached to bones by thick
bands of tissue called _______
Appear striated and striped
Voluntary muscles
Contract quickly and tire more
easily than involuntary
muscles.
CARDIAC MUSCLES
Found only in the ______
Muscle tissue has
striations
Contracts about ____
times per minute, every
day of your life
SMOOTH MUSCLES
Found in intestines, bladder,
blood vessels, and other
______________ organs
Non striated, involuntary
muscles that slowly contracts
and relaxes
Internal organs are made of
one or more layers of smooth
muscle
Muscle Types
When one muscle pair ______________, the other muscle relaxes, or returns to its original length.
Muscles can become larger or ______________ over time depending if they are used or not.
Muscles that are given regular exercise respond quickly to stimuli.
If muscles are not exercised they will become soft and flabby and will lack strength. They become
smaller in size.
Muscles Work & Change
Chemical ______________ is needed for muscle activity.
Chemical energy is supplied by food and is changed into mechanical energy (movement) and
______________ energy (heat).
How Muscles Move
name: __________________