muscular webquest

how many muscles are in the human body?

• ~600

• ~500

• ~150

• ~1,000

the place where two bones meet is called a....

• joint

• ligament

• skeletal muscle

• extensor

T or F: muscles cause movement through the process of contracting and relaxing?

• true

• false

Match the following

• striated, voluntary

• smooth muscle

• only found in heart, striated

• cardiac muscle

• responsible for muscle control

• nervous system

• opposite of flexor muscle

• extensor

• not striated, involuntary

• skeletal muscle

the myocardium is a specialized muscle in the body. Where would you find it?

• heart

• lungs

• attached to bones

• hollow organs

which of the following describes the deltoid muscle?

• found on superior humerus and scapula responsible for struggling or swinging a bat

• found on humerus bone, responsible for flexing arm

• found on anterior femur, responsible for riding bike

• found on lateral abdominal surface. responsible for bending over

Where would you find the gastrocnemius muscle?

• posterior tibia(sural region)

• anterior tibia(crural region)

• anterior femur(femoral region)

• posterior femur(femoral region)

Where would you find the sartorius muscle?

• posterior tibia(sural region)

• anterior tibia(crural region)

• anterior femur(femoral region)

• posterior femur(femoral region)

T or F: strength training is the only way to build muscle mass

• true

• false

which muscle is shown in red?

• brachioradialis

• biceps

• gastrocnemius

• deltoid