Muscular Vocabulary Words #1
1. Bicep - muscle at the front of the upper arm
2. Cardiac muscle - type of muscle in the heart
3. Contract - to draw together
4. Endurance - ability or strength to continue or last without becoming tired
5. Exertion - activity of using your muscles in various ways to keep fit
6. Extend - to increase in length
7. Flex - to bend
8. Involuntary - muscle controlled without thinking about it (pumping heart)
9. Ligaments - tissues that connect bones, hold organs in place
10. Muscles - tissues that cause motion in the body when contracted
11. Musculoskeletal -muscular and skeletal systems
12. Resistance -Exercise that involves working your muscles against free weights or your
body's own weight (walking, running, push ups)
13. Skeletal muscle -muscle connected at either end with a bone
14. Smooth muscle -found in the walls of internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles
15. Tendons -connects muscle to bone
16. Tricep - muscle located at the back of the upper arm
17. Voluntary -muscle whose action is controlled by the person (example: lifting an arm)
1. Bicep - muscle at the front of the upper arm
2. Cardiac muscle - type of muscle in the heart
3. Contract - to draw together
4. Endurance - ability or strength to continue or last without becoming tired
5. Exertion - activity of using your muscles in various ways to keep fit
6. Extend - to increase in length
7. Flex - to bend
8. Involuntary - muscle controlled without thinking about it (pumping heart)
9. Ligaments - tissues that connect bones, hold organs in place
10. Muscles - tissues that cause motion in the body when contracted
11. Musculoskeletal -muscular and skeletal systems
12. Resistance -Exercise that involves working your muscles against free weights or your
body's own weight (walking, running, push ups)
13. Skeletal muscle -muscle connected at either end with a bone
14. Smooth muscle -found in the walls of internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles
15. Tendons -connects muscle to bone
16. Tricep - muscle located at the back of the upper arm
17. Voluntary -muscle whose action is controlled by the person (example: lifting an arm)