HS1 - Muscular System

Type of muscle that attaches to bones and contracts to pull on them and make you move

• skeletal 
• smooth
• cardiac
• sphincter

The following muscles are found in the ___________.
Zygomaticus major, temporalis, masseter, orbicularis oris, frontalis

• Head/neck
• arm
• leg
• torso (chest/back)

Type of muscle that makes up your heart

• skeletal 
• smooth
• cardiac
• sphincter

The following muscles are found in the ___________.
Biceps brachii, triceps brachii, brachioradialis

• Head/neck
• arm
• leg
• torso (chest/back)

Type of muscle that are circular and squeeze shut to close off a passageway 

• skeletal 
• smooth
• cardiac
• sphincter

The following muscles are found in the ___________.
Sartorius, gastrocnemius, biceps femoris, vastus lateralis

• Head/neck
• arm
• leg
• torso (chest/back)

The following muscles are found in the ___________.
Pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi

• Head/neck
• arm
• leg
• torso (chest/back)

Characteristic of muscle that is the same as stretching

• contractibility
• excitability
• extensibility
• elasticity

Type of muscle that makes up organs like your esophagus, stomach, intestines, bladder and uterus

• skeletal 
• smooth
• cardiac
• sphincter

Characteristic of muscle that is the same as flexing

• contractibility
• excitability
• extensibility
• elasticity