Module 6 - Muscles

Question 1

Definition of muscles

Answer 1

They are long bundles of contractile tissue that form the basis of all movement.

Question 2

two reasons why muscles are essential

Answer 2

• Posture (muscles hold you upright)
• Joint stability (muscles hold bones and joints in place)

Question 3

Skeletal muscles - location & Voluntary or Involuntary

Answer 3

Attach to the skeleton and provide the skeleton with the ability to move.
- Voluntary

Question 4

Smooth muscles - Location & Voluntary or Involuntary

Answer 4

Found in organs or organs systems = digestive and respiratory systems
- Involuntary

Question 5

Cardiac muscles - Location & Voluntary or Involuntary

Answer 5

Form the walls of the heart and contracts to circulate the blood
- Involuntary