Muscles

What type of muscle protects organs?

Answer explanation

Smooth

Name the 3 types of muscles.

Answer explanation

Smooth, Cardiac and Skeletal

Which type of muscles are attached to your bones and help the body move.

Answer explanation

Skeletal

Name the 3 types of muscle contractions.

Answer explanation

Isometric, Concentric and Eccentric

Contraction is when a muscle is working and it shortens, lengthens or tightens producing movement

• true

• false

Match the following

• helps us move

• eccentric contraction (think e--for earth)

• muscle is lengthening

• concentric contraction (think c--for ceiling)

• muscle is shortening

• isometric contraction

• protects organs

• skeletal muscle

• muscle holding in one place tightening

• smooth muscle