Muscles that help the skeleton move are

a. cardiac muscles

b. smooth muscles

c. skeletal muscles

d. involuntary muscles

Describe the differences between skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles.

Smooth muscles are also called involuntary muscles because ___________ .

How do smooth muscles and cardiac muscles differ from skeletal muscles?

Select the statement that accurately describes the muscular system.

A. The muscular system is composed of two different types of muscles.

B. The muscular system is composed of muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

C. The muscular system is responsible for controlling the actions of smooth and cardiac muscles.

D. The muscular system comprises smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscles.

What are the functions of the muscular system?

What is the function of the muscular system?

How do the extracellular filaments in plants differ from those in animals?

a. Plant filaments resist compression forces; animal filaments resist pulling forces.
b. Animal filaments consist of proteins; plant filaments consist of polysaccharides.
c. Plant extracellular filaments never move; animal filaments can slide past one another.
d. Plant filaments run parallel to one another; animal filaments crisscross.

The mechanical force of contraction (shortening) is generated by:

a) shortening of the thin filaments

b) the sliding of thin filaments over the thick filaments

c) the accordion-like"" folding of thick and thin filaments

d) the sliding of thick filaments over the thin filaments"

Radical mastectomy, once a common treatment for breast cancer, involved removal of the pectoralis major along with the breast. What functional impairments would result from this? What synergists could a physical therapist train a patient to use to recover some lost function?

Radical mastectomy, once a common treatment for breast cancer, involved removal of the pectoralis major along with the breast. What functional impairments would result from this? What synergists could a physical therapist train a patient to use to recover some lost function?

Radical mastectomy, once a common treatment for breast cancer, involved removal of the pectoralis major along with the breast. What functional impairments would result from this? What synergists could a physical therapist train a patient to use to recover some lost function ?

Radical mastectomy, once a common treatment for breast cancer, involved removal of the pectoralis major along with the breast. What functional impairments would result from this? What synergists could a physical therapist train a patient to use to recover some lost function?

Which of the following is not an important function of the skeletal system?

F It protects internal organs.

G It stores minerals until they are needed by the body.

H It allows the body to move.

J It regulates body temperature.