Muscle System Part 1 Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+

Muscle System Part 1 Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+

Name the organs that make up the muscular system. - Correct answer-1. Over 700

skeletal muscles




2. Hollow organs w/ smooth muscle




3. The heart (cardiac muscle)

Describe the functions of the muscular system. - Correct answer-a. Produce

movement




Muscles have the ability to change chemical energy (ATP) into mechanical energy.

to




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,• Move the body as a whole

• Move a part of the body

• Move an entire organ such as the eye.

• Move a substance such as blood, urine, food, waste, air, semen, lymphatic fluid




• Move a baby




b. Maintain Posture & body position




Muscles continuously contract to help you maintain your body posture




c. Regulates body temperature


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, 1. _____Shivering______________ (involuntary contraction of skeletal muscle)

produces heat




2.Contractions of the smooth muscle in your blood vessels (diverts blood to or

away from the skin surface)




3. Contraction of the arrector pili in the skin makes the hair erect and traps warm

air.

Describe the functions of the muscular system. Cont. - Correct answer-d. Stabilizes

synovial joints




e. Supports soft tissues & viscera




Soft tissues such as the organs in your abdominal and pelvic cavity are supported

by skeletal muscle




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