Muscular System Practice

The heart is a ________ muscle.

The quadricep muscle (in the leg) is a ________ muscle.

The lining of the stomach is a _______ muscle.

A ________ muscle contracts without your control or conscious input.

The primary function of the muscular system is:

• immunity

• protection

• movement

• eliminating waste

________ is the tough connective tissue that attaches a skeletal muscle to the bone.

The muscular system and the _______ system work together to produce movement.

Which two are involuntary muscle movements?

• throwing a baseball

• swallowing food

• a beating heart

• your bladder contracting

Which is an example of a voluntary muscle movement?

• swallowing food

• digesting food

• a beating heart

• blinking

Which could be both an involuntary and voluntary muscle movement?

• digesting your lunch

• breathing

• swallowing food

• jumping