Muscular System Theme Unit
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Word List
aerobic exercise
cardiac muscle
circular muscles
contract
diaphragm
extensor
flexor
fusiform muscle
gluteus maximus
involuntary
lactic acid
muscle fibers
nerves
pennate muscles
resistance exercise
skeletal muscles
smooth muscles
strained muscle
strap muscles
striated
voluntary
 
 


Matching

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1.   weaker muscle, but does allow for a wide range of movement. One moves the hyoid bone in the throat.

   strap muscles   
2.   the heart. It constantly contracts and relaxes to pump blood around your body. It is involuntary. It never gets tired.

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3.   muscles that have a tendon at each end, but at one end are attached by fascicles

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4.   action you can't control. Smooth muscles and cardiac muscle are involuntary muscles.

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5.   action you can control. Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles.

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6.   muscles which have bundles of muscle fibers arranged in rings around an opening. They control the size of the opening such as the anus or lip movement.

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7.   strong muscle that moves up and down as you breathe

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8.   fast and constant physical activity that increases the oxygen supply to the muscles

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9.   bundles of long, thin cells that make up muscles

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10.   striped

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11.   cells that carry signals from the brain

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12.   muscle that bends part of the body

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13.   painful muscle condition that can result if you use a muscle too much and tear muscle fibers

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14.   involuntary muscles which line the stomach and intestinal walls. They help move food through the digestive system. They also help the pupil change sizes in response to light.

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15.   muscle which straightens part of the body

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16.   to get shorter

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17.   biggest muscle in the body. It is located in the buttocks.

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18.   waste produced when muscles contract. It can cause cramps.

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19.   muscles that work with bones of the skeleton. They look striated under the microscope. They help you to walk, run, jump, or kick.

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20.   physical activity, such as push-ups or curl-ups, which is the most effective exercise to develop the size and strength of skeletal muscles

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21.   muscle such as the biceps muscle

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22.   tissue connecting muscles to bones

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