Muscles, Muscles, Muscles!

Muscles pull on _______ to help you move.

• Body parts

• Other muscles

• Bones

What ties muscles to bones?

• cartilage
• tendons
• ligaments
• flexors

What could you not do if you did not have muscles?

• move
• think
• feel

Skeletal muscles are attached to _________.

• organs
• heart
• bones
• lungs

What muscle is the arrow pointing toward?

• biceps

• traps

• pecs

• triceps

How do muscles work?

• by pushing and pulling

• by contracting and relaxing

• by reeling out and in

• by flexing and planking

Answer explanation

Muscles work by contracting and relaxing.

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The location where two bones meet

• Ligament
• Joint
• Cramp
• Dislocation

The Skeletal System does what?

• Support your body
• Help your body move with muscles
• all of the above
• protect your organs

When a muscle contracts, it _______

• gets longer
• gets shorter
• gets thinner
• grows hair

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Tendons connect what two things?

• Bone to Bone
• Bone to Muscle
• Muscle to Muscle
• Muscle to Organs