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The Muscular System

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  • When a muscle is relaxed it is ____ and ____.
    Long and thin
  • What do the muscles in the torso allow us to do?
    Rotate our bodies and bend at the waist
  • What do the muscles in the head allow us to do?
    Smile, chew, and speak
  • What makes the bones move?
    Skeletal muscles
  • Muscles are organs which can change in ____ and ____.
    Length and shape
  • When a muscle is contracted it is _____ and _____.
    Shorter and thicker
  • The muscular system consists of all the ______ in the body.
    Muscles
  • How are skeletal muscles attached to bones?
    By tendons
  • What do the muscles in the limbs allow us to do?
    Move our arms, legs, hands, and feet