Muscular system - Chapter 10

Question 1

Primary functions of muscular system (4)`

Answer 1

• Support
• body temp (generates heat through ATP breakdown)
  -moves bones
• protects internal organs

Question 2

Antagonistic muscles

Answer 2

Muscles that work opposite each other to create movement. One relaxes and one contracts (Ex: biceps and triceps)

Question 3

Can muscles push

Answer 3

NO! They can only shorten, not lengthen.

Question 4

Types of muscle (3)

Answer 4

Cardiac
Skeletal
Smooth

Question 5

Cardiac muscle traits (5) and location

Answer 5

Tubular
Branched
Striated
One nuclei per cell
Involuntary
Located in walls of heart