Lesson 2 – Types of Muscles

The three types of muscle are:

• Smooth, cardiac, skeletal

• Smooth, rough, hard

• Elastic, striated, rigid

• Cardiac, visceral, tendon

Which muscle type is involuntary and non-striated?

• Cardiac

• Smooth

• Skeletal

• Voluntary

Which muscle type is found only in the heart?

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

• Smooth

• Voluntary

Skeletal muscles are attached to:

• Skin

• Tendons

• Organs

• Cartilage

Smooth muscle can be found in the:

• Biceps

• Stomach wall

• Heart

• Quadriceps

Cardiac muscle contractions are:

• Random

• Constant and rhythmic

• Slow and weak

• Under conscious control

Which muscle type tires easily?

• Smooth

• Cardiac

• Skeletal

• Involuntary

Smooth muscle helps with:

• Moving bones

• Pumping blood

• Digestion

• Breathing in

Cardiac muscle fibres are:

• Branched

• Circular

• Straight

• Square

Skeletal muscles are controlled by:

• Hormones

• Reflexes

• Conscious thought

• Heartbeat