SCIENCE 4 (MUSCULAR SYSTEM)

A. Kinds of Muscles
a. involuntary muscles
peristalsis

f. insertion

k. biceps

b. voluntary muscles
v. hamstrings

g. stiff jaw

l. cardiac muscles q. < 600

c. gastronomies
spasms

h. Achilles tendon m. masseter muscle

d. quadriceps
i. smooth muscles n. thigh muscle
x. origin
______ 1. Tough cords that attach muscle to the bones.
e. contraction
j. 70 times per mino. stapedius
______ 2. Muscles under our control

p. triceps

r. skeletal muscles w.
s. tendon
t. lockjaw

______ 3. Muscles that cannot be controlled consciously

______ 4. Muscles on the front of the upper arm
______ 5. Muscles on the back of the arm
______ 6. Strongest and thickest tendon
______ 7. Largest muscle in the body
______ 8. Strongest muscle in the body
______ 9. Estimated number of muscles in the body
______ 10. Estimated number of beats of the heart
______ 11. Muscles that are attached to the boned; holds the bones of the skeleton and give
shape to the body.
______ 12. Main function of the muscular system.
______ 13. Automatic muscle action of the smooth muscles
______ 14. Muscles that are present in the walls of many internal organs
______ 15. Muscles that are found in the walls of the heart.
______ 16. Smallest muscles found in the inner ear.
______ 17. Muscles on the front of thigh
______ 18. Muscles at the back of the lower leg
______ 19. An involuntary action described as tightness in muscles.
______ 20.

Most frequent symptoms of tetanus

______ 21.
______ 22. Muscles at the back of the legs
______ 23. The movable attachment of the muscle.
______ 24. Fixed attachment of the muscle.

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B. Muscles Disorders and Injuries

a. muscle fatigue e. tear
b. muscle bruise

f. cramps

c. weight lifting
d. tetanus

i. physically challenged
j. Poliomyelitis

g. strain

k. aerobic

h. anaerobic

______ 1. Involuntary and painful contraction of a muscle that does not loosen up.
______ 2. A muscle pull; over stretching of the fiber within the muscle
______ 3. Exercises that increases the size and strength of muscles.
______ 4. Occurs when the muscle bumps against a hard object; or when the muscles receives a
blow.
______ 5. Occurs when there is a greater force applied to the muscle fibers
______ 6. Caused by a toxin released by the bacterium Clostridium tetani.
______ 7. Serious infection caused by the virus that enters the mouth or nose.
______ 8. Exercises that help strengthen the heart and lungs.
______ 9. When the muscle is inadequately conditioned
______ 10. Strength training
______ 11. Term to describe people who are suffering wither physical or mental disability.

Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. Which of the systems work together to make the body move?
a. Digestive and Skeletal systems

c. Skeletal and Muscular System

b. Muscular and Digestive system

d. All of the three systems

2. A boy stretches his arms. In which part does the muscle contract?
a. lower part of the body

c. muscles of the face

b. upper part of the body

d. muscles of the intestines

3. What is the main function of the muscular system?

a. protection
stretching

b. movement

c. relaxing

4. Which of these muscles can you not control?

a. muscles of the feet

c. muscle of the heart

d.

b. muscle of the neck

d. facial muscle

5. Renz stops playing basketball. He complains about numbness and pain on his leg. What is
Renz suffering from?
a. arthritis

b. cramps

c. fracture

d. sprain

6. Which of these minerals is needed by your bones?

a. calcium

b. carbohydrates

c. protein

d. vitamin A

7. Which of the following diseases of the muscles is caused by toxins released by bacteria?
a. cramps

b. spasm

c. strains

d. tetanus

8. Which of the following health habits is good for the muscles?

a. Eat foods that are low in fat and high in fiber.
in vitamin A

c. Eat foods that are rich

b. Eat foods that are high in fat and low in fiber

and fatty.

d. Eat foods that are oily

9. What kind of exercise helps the heart and lungs?

a. bowling

b. weight lifting

c. aerobic

d. anaerobic

10. Which is not a work of the muscle?

a. It covers and protects the bones.

C. It helps the bones move

b. It gives shape to the body.

D. It provides good health.

1. What type of muscle is found in your heart?

A. Skeletal

B. Cardiac

C. Smooth

2. What attaches a muscle to a bone?

A. Joints

B. Ligaments

C. Tendons

D. Cartilage

3. What happens to your upper arm muscles when you bend your arm at the elbow?
A. The muscles in the front (biceps) relax, while muscles in the back (triceps) contract.
B. The muscles in the front (biceps) contract, while muscles in the back (triceps) relax.
C. The muscles in the front (biceps) contract and then relax.
D. The muscles in the back (triceps) contract and then relax.
Why is it important that some muscles are involuntary?
Because it would be impossible to think about breathing every second, digesting food for
hours, making the heart beat every second and still be able to get anything done!