Chapter 9- Muscular System Flashcards
0
Q
How many skeletal muscles are in the body?
A
700
1
Q
The muscular system is?
A
The engine that moves the bony framework of the body
2
Q
What is the purpose of the muscular system?
A
Produce body movement.
3
Q
What are the three types of muscles?
A
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
4
Q
What do skeletal muscles do?
A
Make the body move. Voluntary muscles, respond to thought.
5
Q
What does the cardiac muscle do?
A
Pumps blood through the body
6
Q
What do smooth muscles do?
A
Involuntary, nonstraited muscles.
7
Q
The muscle is attached to the bone by what?
A
A tendon, cord like, non elastic, white fibrous strands of connective tissue.
8
Q
A muscle contracts in response to what?
A
An electrical impulse from a nerve
