Muscular System- 6th Twig

What are skeletal muscles attached to?

• Other Muscles

• Bones

• Fatty Tissue

• Stomach

What system sends message to the muscles to make them move?

• Digestive System

• Skeletal System

• Nervous System

• Muscular System

The muscles get _______ and nutrients from the bloodstream.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

When muscles get a signal from the brain, they contract, ______ on bones and moving the body.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which of the following can muscles do?

• Push food through the digestive system

• Push our hair out so it can grow

• Shrink our tongue when we eat

• Shrink our pupils in bright light

Muscles can only ______

True of False? Muscles work alone.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The heart muscle contracts to do what?

• Push blood from the heart to the stomach and the rest of the body

• Push blood from the heart to the lungs and out the body

• Push blood from the heart to the lungs and the rest of the body

• Push blood from the heart to the esophagus and the rest of the body

Skeletal muscles are important for _______ and ______.

• balance, sleep

• eating, posture

• posture, digestion

• posture, balance

How does the forearm work?