Glencoe Science Level Green

Chapter 15: Support, Movement, and Responses

The Muscular System

1
Which of these is not a type of human muscle tissue?
A)skeletal
B)rough
C)trees
D)cardiac
2
Which of these muscle types is attached to bones by thick bands of tissue called tendons?
A)skeletal
B)smooth
C)cardiac
D)involuntary
3
Muscles that you are able to control are called _______.
A)involuntary muscles
B)cardiac muscles
C)smooth muscles
D)voluntary muscles
4
When the flexor or hamstring muscles of your thigh contract, the lower leg is brought toward the thigh. What happens to the lower leg when the extensor or quadriceps muscles contract?
A)The flexors contract.
B)The leg straightens.
C)The extensors contract.
D)The lower leg is brought toward the thigh.
5
_______ energy is needed for muscle activity.
A)Kinetic
B)Potential
C)Thermal
D)Chemical
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