Muscular System

Which are the functions of the muscular system?

• to carry blood and nutrients through your body

• to soak up nutrients and get rid of waste

• lets your body move and powers many of your other body systems

• gives your body shape and protect your organs

Our muscles are connected to bones by

• tendons

• blood vessels

• skin

• rubber bands

Our muslces work in pairs with other muscles that have opposite jobs. Muscles work by ........

• expanding and stretch out

• expanding and contracting

• contracting and shrink back in

Which muscle allows your body to move?

• Smooth muscles

• Cardiac muslces

• Skeletal muscles

• Involuntary muscles

Which muslce is in your heart and helps to pump blood?

• Smooth muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Involuntary muscle

• Cardiac muscle