KidsHealth: Muscles

The three major types of muscles in the body are...

• smooth muscle, sports muscles, and skeletal muscles

• smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle

• smooth muscle, running muscle, and face muscle

• smooth muscle, flexible muscle, and strength muscle

The muscle that pumps blood throughout your body is...

• skeletal muscle

• smooth muscle

• valentine muscle

• cardiac muscle

Which muscle helps move your shoulders?

• smooth muscle

• deltoid muscle

• quadriceps

• tendons

Which type of muscle is found in your digestive system?

• rectus abdominus

• cardiac muscle

• smooth muscle

• stomach muscles

What connects bones and muscles together?

• tendons

• ligaments

• glue

• cartilage

Skeletal muscles work with bones to give your body...

• strength

• the ability to move

• strength and the ability to move

• none of the above

Some of your biggest and most powerful muscles are...

• in your calves and thighs

• in your back near your spine

• in your arms

• in your fingers

Which muscles are found on the front of your thighs?

• quadriceps

• biceps

• pectorals

• deltoids

Which muscles are found in your belly and sometimes called "abs"?

• pectorals

• quadriceps

• deltoids

• rectus abdominus

When you make a muscle in your arm, you are flexing your...

• pectorals

• biceps

• deltoids

• rectus abdominus