Muscular and Nervous Systems blank study guide
Know the answers to these questions:
- About how many muscles are in a human body?
- What are the three kinds of muscles?
- Which muscles are also called “voluntary muscles” and what does that mean?
- Which muscles are also called “involuntary muscles” and what does that mean?
- Where do you find cardiac muscles?
- Where do you find smooth muscles?
- Where do you find skeletal muscles?
- What controls your body’s movements and thoughts?
- How are messages sent from your brain to your muscles, and also from your muscles to your brain?
- What are three things you should do to keep your brain healthy?
Be able to complete these diagrams:
Muscular System
The major muscles:
| quadriceps | pectorals | gluteus maximus | biceps |
| triceps | abdominals | deltoids |
Nervous System
Word Bank:
| spinal cord | brain | nerves |
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