Unit 3, 4, 5

The functions of the muscular system are

• to provide stability

• to provide shape

• to coordinate all the actions

• to transmit signals

The ability of the muscle to be stretched without damage is

• irritabilty

• contractability

• extensibility

• elasticity

Smooth muscle is responsible for

• voluntary body movements

• involuntary processes like digestion and pumping blood through arteries

• all involuntary movements

Skeletal muscle is responsible for

• voluntary body movements

• involuntary processes like digestion and pumping blood through arteries

• Most involuntary movements

Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones by

• fascia

• skin

• tendons

Cardiac muscle tissue is

• smooth

• striated

• nonstriated

True / False

A voluntary muscle means that you have no control over it.

• True

• False

The main function of the nervous system is

• to clean waste from the cells

• to absorb nutrients for energy

• to deliver messages to the brain

The three main parts of the nervous sytem are

• Cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla oblongata

• Brainstem, medulla oblongata, pons Varolii

• Brain, spinal cord, nerves

The central nervous system is made of

• brain and spinal cord

• brain and cranian nerves

• spinal cord and spinal nerves