💪 Part 1: Types of Muscle Tissue

1. Match each muscle type with its correct description:

1. Skeletal muscle

2. Cardiac muscle

3. Smooth muscle

A. Found in the walls of organs like the stomach

B. Attached to bones for movement

C. Found only in the heart

2. Which type of muscle is voluntary (you can control it)?

Skeletal muscle

Cardiac muscle

Smooth muscle

All of the above

3. Check all the muscles that are involuntary (work automatically):

Heart muscle

Bicep muscle

Stomach muscle

Leg muscles

🦴 Part 2: How Muscles and Bones Work Together

4. Fill in the blanks about antagonistic muscle pairs:

When you bend your arm, the __________ muscle contracts while the __________ muscle relaxes. When you straighten your arm, the opposite happens. This is called an __________ pair because the muscles work in opposite ways.

5. Explain why muscles can only pull, not push:

6. Draw a simple diagram showing how the bicep and tricep muscles work when bending your arm:

🏃 Part 3: Muscles in Action

7. For each activity, identify which types of muscles are working:

Swimming:

Skeletal muscles

Cardiac muscle

Smooth muscles

Digesting food:

Skeletal muscles

Cardiac muscle

Smooth muscles

8. True or False: Circle the correct answer for each statement:

Your heart beats faster during exercise: TRUE / FALSE

You can control your stomach muscles when digesting: TRUE / FALSE

Skeletal muscles need signals from your brain to move: TRUE / FALSE

🧠 Part 4: Understanding Movement

9. Complete the table about muscle functions:

Muscle Type	Location	Main Function	Voluntary/Involuntary
Skeletal	_____________	_____________	_____________
Cardiac	_____________	_____________	_____________
Smooth	_____________	_____________	_____________

10. Describe what happens in your musculoskeletal system when you kick a football:

🔬 Part 5: Scientific Thinking

11. What would happen if your antagonistic muscle pairs didn't work properly? Give an example:

12. Name three things that skeletal muscles need to function properly:

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

3. _________________________

13. Reflection: Write one new thing you learned about muscles and one question you still have:

Something new I learned:

A question I still have:

Muscles and Movement

Muscles and Movement

💪 Part 1: Types of Muscle Tissue

🦴 Part 2: How Muscles and Bones Work Together

🏃 Part 3: Muscles in Action

🧠 Part 4: Understanding Movement

🔬 Part 5: Scientific Thinking

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