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Facts About Muscles

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    Can you answer these questions about the muscular system?
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  • How many types of muscles does the human body have?
    The human body has three types of muscles: smooth (in your gut and blood vessels), cardiac (in your heart),skeletal (attached to bone; for movement and posture)
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  • How many muscles are there in the human body?
    There are over 600 muscles in the human body. About 260 of these are skeletal muscles.
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  • Where are the smallest muscles in the human body located?
    The smallest muscles are the tensor tympani and the stapedius and they are located in the inner ear.
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  • Where is the strongest muscles, based on size, located in the body?
    The strongest muscle, based on size, is the masseter and it is located in the jaw.
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  • What is the tissue called that attached muscles to bones?
    The tissue that attached muscle to bone is call tendon, like the Achille's tendon attached from you calf muscle to your heel.
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  • What percentage of you body's total weight is made up of muscle?
    About 40% of the human body is made up of muscle. This can vary based on body type and muscle bulk.
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  • What type of muscles are voluntary?
    skeletal
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  • What two types of muscles are involuntary?
    cardiac and smooth
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  • What type of muscle is associated with the digestive system?
    smooth
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  • What type of muscle is associated with the heart?
    cardiac
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  • What type of muscle is associated with running?
    skeletal
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  • Is the skeletal muscle voluntary or involuntary?
    Voluntary
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  • Is the cardiac muscle voluntary or involuntary?
    Involuntary
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  • Is the stomach muscle voluntary or involuntary?
    Involuntary
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  • When your bicep contracts, the tricep does what?
    Relaxes
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