Ch. 2 Muscles

Rope-like structures that attach muscles to bones and are not stretchy.

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Muscles

• Contract

Muscles that work in pairs

• double

• ligaments

• antagonistic

• tendons

When muscles shorten

• contract

• relaxed

• sleep

• stiffen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The stretchy, elastic structures in the body that have the special ability to contract.

• contract

• tendons

• ligaments

• muscles

The tough, rope-like bands that hold most bones in place at a joint.

• ligaments

• tendons

• skin

• muscles

How many muscles are in your body?

(a)  

It takes (a)   muscles to say one word.

happens when a ligament is stretched too far.

• sprain

• strain

• tendonitis

• head cold

happens when a muscle or tendon is stretched or torn

• sprain

• strain

• tendonitis

• head cold

occurs when you "overdo" an activity, repeating it over and over again.

• Sprain

• Strain

• Tendonitis

• Head cold