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19 Cards in this Set
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What pushes blood through blood vessels?
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muscles
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p.12
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What is the muscular system?
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a collection of organisms whose primary function is movement
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p.204
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What is smooth muscle?
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found in the digestive tract and the blood vessels
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p.12
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What is cardiac muscle?
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causes the heart to beat
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p.12
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What is skeletal muscle?
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enables bones to move
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p.12
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What is muscle action that is voluntary?
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under your control
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p.12
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What is muscle action that is involuntary?
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not under your control
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p.12
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What are tendons?
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a tough connective tissue that connects skeletal muscles to bones
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p.13
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Why do skeletal muscles work in pairs?
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to cause smooth, controlled movement
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p.13
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What is flexor?
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if a muscle bends part of your body
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p.13
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What is extensor?
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if a muscle straightens part of your body
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p.13
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What are resistance exercises?
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exercises that develop the size and strength of your skeletal muscles
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p.14
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What are aerobic exercises?
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exercises that increases the size and strength of your skeletal muscles somewhat, but mostly strengthens the heart while increasing the endurance of your skeletal muscles
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p.14
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What is a muscle strain?
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overstretching or even tearing of a muscle
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p.15
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What happens when you damage a tendon?
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becomes hot or inflamed as your body tries to repair it
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p.15
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What are anabolic steroids?
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powerful chemicals that resemble testosterone, a male sex hormone
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p.15
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List three types of muscle tissue, and describe their functions in the body.
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Smooth muscle- moves food through digestive system
Cardiac muscle- causes heart to beat Skeletal muscle- enables bones to move |
p.12
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Compare aerobic exercise with resistance exercise, and give two examples of each.
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aerobic- increases size and strength of skeletal muscles
biking running resistance- develop size and strength of skeletal muscles crunches pull ups |
p.14
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Describe the muscle action required to pick up a book.
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resistance exercises because you have to overcome the amount of weight in another object
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p.14 + mind
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