Muscles: Structure and Function
Explore the different types of muscles, their functions, and how they contribute to movement in the human body.
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Muscles: Structure and Function
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1. Which type of muscle is responsible for voluntary movements, like lifting your arm?
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Skeletal muscle
Involuntary muscle
2. Which muscle type is found in the walls of internal organs like the stomach and intestines?
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Voluntary muscle
3. Muscles work in pairs to move bones.
4. The main function of muscles is to produce .
5. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart.
True
False
6. Tendons connect muscles to bones.
True
False
7. Briefly explain the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles.
8. Label the three types of muscles in the diagram below.
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B:
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