Muscular System

True or False: ALL movement in the body is controlled by muscles.

• True

• False

How many muscles are in the human body?

• 46

• 650

• 0

• 1,000

How would you describe muscle cells?

• Long and thin individual strands

• Long and thin bundles

• Short and thick individual strands

• Short and thin bundles

• Long and thick bundles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

True or False: Only a few of our muscles come in pairs.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a special muscle that pumps blood through the body?

• Tendon

• Smooth Muscle

• Cardiac Muscle

• Nerve

• Skeletal Muscle

Organs are controlled by which of the following?

• Tendon

• Cardiac Muscle

• Nerve

• Smooth Muscle

Which of the following is a characteristic of skeletal muscles?

• They cover our skeleton and move our bones

• They consist of long dark and light bands of fibers

• They are voluntarily controlled

• They are sometimes called striped muscles

• All of the above

Tendons connect:

• Skin to Bones

• Muscles to Bones

• Biceps to Triceps

• Skin to Muscles

• Muscles to the Brain

True or False: Muscle memory increases our skills at sports and music.

• True

• False

What is the term for when muscles shrink from lack of use?

• Tendonitis

• Sartorius

• atrophy

• Stapedius