Muscles and Studying the Human Body

What are the three main types of muscles in the body?

• Smooth muscle, sports muscle, and skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle, running muscle, and skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle

Which type of muscle helps to move your arms and legs?

• Skeletal muscles

• Cardiac muscles

• Smooth muscles

What are the two main muscles in your upper arm?

• Biceps and Triceps

• Biceps and Tendons

• Biceps and Ligaments

Two muscles working together. One contracts while the other relaxes. This action is called ___________.

• Push and pull

• Antagonistic

• Friction

How do muscles work?

• by pushing and pulling

• by relaxing and contracting

• by pushing and planking

Who studies the structure of the body?

• Sport Physiologist

• Neuroscientist

• Anatomist

Who studies how the brain and the rest of the nervous system work?

• Anatomist

• Sport Physiologist

• Neuroscientist

When a muscle contracts, it ________.

• gets longer

• gets shorter

• gets thinner

Which type of muscle pumps blood throughout your body?

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

Which of the following is an example of smooth muscle?

• Heart

• Stomach

• Leg

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