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1
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What are the muscles in your upper chest?

A

pectorals

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2
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What are the muscles on your upper arm?

A

biceps

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3
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What are the muscles in your lower chest?

A

abdominals

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4
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What are the muscles in your thighs?

A

quadriceps

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5
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What are the muscles in your upper back/lower neck?

A

trapezius

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6
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What are the muscles in your lower back?

A

latissimus dorsi

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7
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What are the muscles on the back of your upper arm?

A

triceps

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8
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What are the muscles in your butt?

A

gluteus maximus

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9
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What are the muscles in the back of your thighs?

A

hamstrings

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10
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What are the muscles the back of your lower leg/calfs?

A

Gastrocnemius

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11
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What are the muscles in your shoulder?

A

deltoids

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12
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What muscle lets your head go up and down?

A

trapezius

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13
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What muscle lets your arms go up and down

A

deltoids

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14
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What muscle lets your lower arm fold up?

A

bicep

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15
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What do muscles do for you?

A

They allow you to move, help with circulation, help with digestion, and maintain body temperature

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16
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What are the three types of muscle?

A

Skeletal, smooth, cardiac

17
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What is skeletal muscle?

A

Attaches to bones and holds the skeleton together

18
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What is smooth muscle?

A

Involuntary muscle that surrounds most organs

19
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What is cardiac muscle?

A

Muscle in the heart

20
Q

How do muscles work?

A

They are stimulated by nerves

21
Q

What is a cramp?

A

A prolonged muscle contraction

22
Q

What is a strain?

A

Tearing of the muscle fibers and/or tendons

23
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What is tendonitis?

A

When tendons become inflamed and painful

24
Q

What is a hernia?

A

When part of the intestines poke through muscle covering the abdomen and groin area

25
Q

What is the treatment of tendonitis?

A

RICE

26
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What is the treatment of a strain?

A

RICE

27
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What is the treatment of a sprain?

A

RICE

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