Muscular System Flashcards
1
Q
allows for movement of the body
A
muscular system
2
Q
muscles that contract to move bones
A
skeletal muscles
3
Q
found in the walls of many organs
A
smooth muscles
3
Q
found only in the heart
A
cardiac muscles
4
Q
three types of muscles:
A
-skeletal
-smooth
-cardiac
5
Q
which of the three types of muscles is voluntary (you control)?
A
skeletal
6
Q
connect muscle to bone
A
tendons
6
Q
which two of the three types of muscles are involuntary (move without you thinking about them)?
A
smooth and cardiac
7
Q
tough cords of connective tissue
A
tendons
8
Q
what is the only muscle in our body that is also an organ?
A
the heart
