Muscle Movements

Movements that you choose to control

• Cramp

• Voluntary

• Strain

• Involuntary

When a muscle contracts, it _______

• gets longer

• gets shorter

• gets thinner

• grows hair

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Which type of muscles are voluntary?

• Cardiac muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Rough muscle

What is an example of a body part that contains involuntary muscle? Select all that apply.

• Heart

• Arms

• Legs

• Esophagus

Which of the following actions is an example of smooth muscle movement? Select all that apply.

• Stomach churning and breaking down food

• Raising your hand

• Heart beating

• Kicking a soccer ball

What is an example of a body part that contains voluntary muscle? Select all that apply.

• Heart

• Arms

• Legs

• Esophagus

Which type of muscles are involuntary? Select all that apply.

• skeletal muscle

• cardiac muscle

• smooth muscle

• rough muscle

What is a voluntary muscle?

• You have control over the muscle 

• You have no control over the muscle

• Muscle works automatically

• Muscles fuse together

Skeletal muscles are attached to the _________.

• Stomach

• Lungs

• Skeleton

• Involuntary Muscles

These muscles work automatically without us doing any work.  

• Skeletal/ Voluntary

• Smooth/Involuntary

• Cardiac 

• Rough