Lesson 3 Flashcards
What are the 3 kinds of muscle tissue in your body?
Skeletal, smooth and cardiac.
Which of those muscle kind are voluntary and which are involuntary?
Skeletal muscles are voluntary. Smooth muscles and cardiac muscles are involuntary
What is muscle tone?
Muscle tone is partial contraction of your muscles throughout the day.
What are tendons?
The tough fibers that connect your skeletal muscles to your bone.
Where is your Achilles tendon?
In the back of your ankle.
What are antagonistic muscles?
Muscles that work opposite of each other.
What do muscle cells have a lot of them give them energy?
Mitochondria
What things did we discuss that help muscles move?
Glucose, oxygen, vitamins and minerals
What do muscles need to grow?
Protein and exercise.
How do you keep your cardiac muscle strong?
By elevating your heart rate for 30 minutes or more several times a week.
Name 2 places in your body where you find smooth muscles.
Blood vessels
Stomach
Intestines
Bladder
