How your muscles work

How many muscles does a person have?

• 600

• 206

• 18

• 500

Skeletal muscles give your body ______________ and _________________.

• power

• height

• strength

• shape

Skeletal Muscles attach to ______________

• muscle

• bone

• your body

• ligaments

Muscles move your body parts by _________________ and _________________.

• contracting

• pumping

• moving

• relaxing

The two other types of muscle are

• smooth

• strong

• tendons

• cardiac

Involuntary muscles

• move on their own

• volunteer to move

• are not important

• help your body move

When you need to move, your brain sends a message through your ___________________

• blood vessels

• cells

• nerves

• actions

How can you strengthen your muscles?

(choose TWO (2) correct answers)

• moving around

• watching TV

• playing video games

• eating protein