Grade 6_Q2 : Science - Muscles

Part of our body that tough, elastic tissues that give shape to the body and produce movement. They act as a cushion to protect our body when we fall or bump into something hard and protect our internal organs.

• nerves
• bones
• skin
• muscles

There are approximately how many muscles in our body?

• Approximately 600 muscles
• Approximately 800 muscles
• Approximately 300 muscles
• Approximately 100 muscles

The muscles that protect the stomach and the kidneys from external forces that may damage them.

• Neck muscles
• Arm muscles
• Leg muscles
• Abdominal muscles

They are hundreds to thousands of long and thin cells found in the muscles.

• muscle fibers
• nerve cells
• bone cells
• fat cells

True or False. Skeletal and muscular systems work together to give the body shape, form and to enable movement.

Along with some fats, they make up most of the weight of our body. They fill out the shape of the body, cover the whole skeleton, hold the body together and protect certain organs inside the body.

• Bones
• Skin
• Brain
• Muscles

It attaches the muscles in the arms and legs to the bone. Can be found in the wrists and at the back of the ankles.

• ligament
• cartilage
• nerve
• tendon

It is a tendon that is found in the ankle and it joins the calf muscles to the heel.

• Bicep tendon
• Quadriceps tendon
• Achilles tendon
• Hamstring tendon

True or False. All muscles are attached to the bones.

What are the three (3) kinds of muscles?

• upper, middle, lower
• skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
• flexor, extensor, abductor
• bicep, tricep, quadricep