Muscles And The Human Body Flashcards

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What is the human body?

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The Human body is the entire structure of a human being. The Human body is made up of a head, neck, trunk, which includes the thorax (throat area) and abdomen (stomach area), arms and hands, legs and feet

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What is a muscle fibre?

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1 a muscle is made up of tiny fibres
2 a muscle fibre is a type of tissue that feels a little like a rubber band
3 thousands of these fibres are packed together to make a single muscle

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What is a muscle fibre?

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1 a muscle is made up of tiny fibres

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How many muscles are in your hand?

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20

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What muscles do you use when you chew your food?

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Your tongue muscles

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Do we all have the same number of muscles?

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Yes

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How many muscles does a human have?

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650

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How many muscles does it take to smile

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17

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How many muscles does it take to frown?

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43

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What are the 3 types of muscles?

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1 smooth
2 cardiac
3 skeletal

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What is a smooth muscle?

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Your brain and body tells these muscles what to do without you thinking about them. You can’t control this type of muscle

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Can you control a smooth muscle?

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No

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What is cardiac muscle

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This muscle is only found in the heart and is in charge of keeping the heart pumping

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What are skeletal muscles?

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These are the muscles that show how strong you are and let you kick a soccer ball. Together the skeletal muscles work with your bones to give your body power and strength

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What muscles are used when running?

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1 quads
2 hamstrings
3 calf muscles
4 hip flexors

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What are the quads?

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1 ,muscle groups of 4 basic muscles found on your front thighs
2 your quads move 2 of the joints used in running , your knee joint and your hip joint. They work together to straighten your knees and bend your hips

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What are hamstrings?

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Your hamstrings are 4 muscle parts on the back of your thighs
These 4 parts of your hamstring allow you to flex your knees

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What are calf muscles?

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Your calf muscles are located on the back of your leg, below the knee

Your calf muscles allow you to flex your knee and planter flex your ankle

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What are your hip flexors?

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The hip flexors are a gourd of muscles that help you move or flex your leg and knee up towards your body