Download muscles – fill gap

Muscles – Fill the Gaps
TYPES OF MUSCLE
SMOOTH – also called ________________ muscle as you have no conscious
_______________ over them. CARDIAC – this is a special involuntary muscle that works
non stop without tiring. It is striped like skeletal muscle & when it contracts it is called a
_____________________. SKELETAL – also called _______________ muscle as it works
when you want it to. They are controlled by nervous signals sent from your brain.
HOW MUSCLES WORK
Muscles are attached to bone by _______________. These are white chords that are
flexible & very strong. Where the muscle is attached to a stationary bone is called the
_______________. Where the muscle is attached to the moving bone is called the
________________. Muscles usually work in pairs. The bicep ____________ (shortens)
and __________ (bends) the elbow. The tricep _______________ (lengthens) as this
happens. To straighten the elbow the opposite would happen, the bicep would relax &
the tricep would contract. This is called _______________________ muscle action, the
working muscle is called the _______________________ (_____________) the relaxing
muscle is called the __________________.
WORD OPTIONS
AGONIST
FLEXES
CONTROL
INSERTION
HEART BEAT
CONTRACTS
INVOLUNTARY ANTAGONIST
ORIGIN
PRIME MOVER
TENDONS
ANTAGONISTIC
VOLUNTARY
RELAXES
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