The Muscular System

Muscles are how we __________ and ____________.

• Move and Live

• Run and Jump

• Get around and jump

All movement in the body is controlled by the _____________.

• Body

• Muscles

• Skeleton

What do muscles do?

• They help us to move.

• They help us sit still.

• They make us strong.

Some muscles move without us thinking, such as our _____________.

• Legs

• Heart Beat

• Arms

All of our muscles together make up the body's _____________ system.

• Nervous System

• Skeletal System

• Muscular System

There are over __________ muscles in the human body.

• 700

• 300

• 650

_________ are under our skin and cover our bones.

• Bones

• Skin

• Muscles

Muscles work together to help us _____________.

• Sing

• Move

• Run

True or false: We do not have to think about moving each individual muscle.

• True

• False

Muscles work by _______________ and ________________.

• Pushing and pulling

• Expanding and contracting

• Grabbing and releasing