Muscles And The Human Body Flashcards
What is the human body?
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
What is a muscle fibre?
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
What is a muscle fibre?
1 a muscle is made up of tiny fibres
How many muscles are in your hand?
20
What muscles do you use when you chew your food?
Your tongue muscles
Do we all have the same number of muscles?
Yes
How many muscles does a human have?
650
How many muscles does it take to smile
17
How many muscles does it take to frown?
43
What are the 3 types of muscles?
1 smooth
2 cardiac
3 skeletal
What is a smooth muscle?
Your brain and body tells these muscles what to do without you thinking about them. You can’t control this type of muscle
Can you control a smooth muscle?
No
What is cardiac muscle
This muscle is only found in the heart and is in charge of keeping the heart pumping
What are skeletal muscles?
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
What muscles are used when running?
1 quads
2 hamstrings
3 calf muscles
4 hip flexors
What are the quads?
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
What are hamstrings?
Your hamstrings are 4 muscle parts on the back of your thighs
These 4 parts of your hamstring allow you to flex your knees
What are calf muscles?
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
What are your hip flexors?
The hip flexors are a gourd of muscles that help you move or flex your leg and knee up towards your body