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Muscular System Webquest

Instructions: Follow the links provided to answer the following questions with as
much detail as possible. These will serve as a good portion of our notes on the
muscular system!

Step 1: Go to http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/muscles.html

1. How many muscles are in the human body?

There are about 600 muscles in the human body. The three main types of muscle
include skeletal, smooth and cardiac. The brain, nerves and skeletal muscles
work together to cause movement this is collectively known as the
neuromuscular system.
2. What are some examples of functions of your muscles?
Muscles allow a person to move, speak, and chew. They control heartbeat,
breathing, and digestion. Other seemingly unrelated functions, including
temperature regulation and vision, also rely on the muscular system. Keep
reading to discover much more about the muscular system and how it controls
the body
3. What are muscles made of?
Muscles are all made of the same material, a type of elastic tissue (sort of like
the material in a rubber band). Thousands, or even tens of thousands, of small
fibers make up each muscle.
4. What are the 3 types of muscles?
The 3 types of muscle tissue are cardiac, smooth, and skeletal. Cardiac muscle
cells are located in the walls of the heart, appear striated, and are under
involuntary control.
5. What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary control of
muscles?
involuntary: A muscle movement not under conscious control e.g. the beating of
the heart. voluntary: A muscle movement under conscious control e.g. deciding
to move the forearm. smooth muscle: Involuntary muscle that is found within the
intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.
6. What are smooth muscles? Where are they found? What do they do in
these areas? Are they under voluntary or involuntary control?
Smooth muscle fibers are located in walls of hollow visceral organs, except the
heart, appear spindle-shaped, and are also under involuntary control. Skeletal
muscle fibers occur in muscles which are attached to the skeleton. They are
striated in appearance and are under voluntary control
7. What are cardiac muscles? What is the scientific name for these
muscles? Where are they found? What do they do in these areas? Are
they under voluntary or involuntary control?
Cardiac muscle tissue is one of the three types of muscle tissue in your body. The
other two types are skeletal muscle tissue and smooth muscle tissue. Cardiac
muscle tissue is only found in your heart, where it performs coordinated
contractions that allow your heart to pump blood through your circulatory
system.
8. What are skeletal muscles? What is another name for these types of
muscles? Why do scientists use this name “striated”? Where are they
found? What do they do in these areas? Are they under voluntary or
involuntary control?

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The skeletal muscle is one of the three significant muscle tissues in the human
body. Each skeletal muscle consists of thousands of muscle fibers wrapped
together by connective tissue sheaths. The individual bundles of muscle fibers in
a skeletal muscle are known as fasciculi
9. What do tendons do?
A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone. Tendons
may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to
move the bone or structure
10.What are some of our most powerful skeletal muscles that help us
maintain proper posture when standing upright?
Skeletal muscles come in many different sizes and shapes to allow them to do
many types of jobs. Some of the biggest and most powerful muscles are your calf
and thigh muscles. They give your body the power it needs to lift and push
things.
11.Where do facial muscles attach?
The facial muscles are striated muscles that attach to the bones of the skull to
perform important functions for daily life, including mastication and facial
expressions. These muscles are located medially to the ears, superior to the
mandible, and inferior to the coronal suture of the skull.
12.Because of this, what do facial muscles allow us to do?
By contracting your facial muscles in different ways you can produce countless
different expressions, from frowning to smiling and winking to raising an
eyebrow. Your frontalis muscle runs vertically along your forehead. It raises your
eyebrows and helps you frown.
13.Name the muscle that’s attached only at one end. What does this muscle
allow us to do?
a muscle that's attached only at one end? Your tongue is actually made of a
group of muscles that work together to allow you to talk and help you chew food.
14.List the 6 major types of muscles found on page 3, and where we can
find each of these on the human body.

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Step 2: Go to http://www.kidport.com/Grade6/Science/BodyMuscles.htm

Take the quiz and list below both the common and scientific (if given) names for
each of the muscles listed:

Common Name Scientific Name (if given)

Neck Muscles suprahyoid muscle
Shoulder Muscles deltoid muscle
Chest muscles pectoral muscle
Biceps Biceps brachii muscle
Triceps triceps brachii muscle
Stomach Muscles abdominal muscle
Thigh Muscles quadriceps muscle
Calf Muscles gastrocnemius muscle

Step 3: Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/muscle_anatomy.shtml

At the bottom of the page there is a link that says, “FLEX SOME MUSCLES”. 1)
Click on this link and choose your gender. 2) Click on the muscles in the box on the
left. Read the description of this muscle in the box on the right. 3) Click on
the muscles on the right and drag it to the human body at the appropriate location.
4) Write down the name of each muscle (or muscular system related component),
and it’s common name location on the chart below, then 5) have Mr. Tran check
your diagram when it is complete. Be sure to watch the animation for each
muscle and what motion results.

Note: the muscles are randomly generated, so each student should have
different answers to the questions below!

Name of Muscle or Tendon Common Name Location What does this move?
1) Frontalis forehead elevating the eyebrows
2) Orbicularis oris face controls movements of the mouth and
lips
3) sternocleidomastoids neck flexes the neck and helps with
movement of the head
4) Deltoid Shoulder Deltoid is the prime mover of shoulder
abduction.
5) Pectoral Chest contribute to overall upper-body
strength.
6)Biceps Arm bend and straighten your elbow.

7) Rectus abdominis Stomach is to move the body between the

ribcage and the pelvis.
8) Sartorius Thigh move the hip joint and the knee joint,

9)quadriceps located at the front of your walking, running, jumping and

thigh. squatting.
10)gastrocnemius Calfs pulls the heel up and thus extends the
foot downward
Step 4: Visit http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/muscular-system-picture.html

Label the following muscles on your diagram below:

Sternocleidomastoid, Trapezius, Deltoid, Pectoralis major, Latissimus dorsi, Biceps brachii,

Aponeurosis, Transversus abdominus, Rectus abdominus, Internal/external oblique, frontalis,
temporalis, flexor carpi radialis, rectus femoris + vastus muscles (quadriceps group), tibialis
anterior, and peroneus longus

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Visit http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/muscular-system-diagram.html

Label the following muscles on your diagram below:

Sternocleidomastoid, Trapezius, Deltoid, Latissimus dorsi, Triceps brachii, Gluteus

medius, Gluteus maximus, Adductor magnus, Biceps femoris, Gastronemius

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Step 5: Visit http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio201/muscle/mustut.htm

Locate each of the muscles you have listed so far on this webquest.
Sternocleidomastoid, Trapezius, Deltoid, Pectoralis major, Latissimus dorsi, Biceps brachii,
Aponeurosis, Transversus abdominis, Rectus abdominis, Internal/external oblique, frontalis,
temporalis, flexor carpi radialis, rectus femoris + vastus muscles (quadriceps group), tibialis
anterior, and peroneus longus,Sternocleidomastoid, Trapezius, Deltoid, Latissimus dorsi, Triceps
brachii, Gluteus medius, Gluteus maximus, Adductor magnus, Biceps femoris, and Gastronemius

Step 6: Visit
http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/martinidemo/chapter11/medialib/CH11/html/ch11_3_
3.html

1. How do we name muscles?

The location of a muscle in the body is important. Some muscles are named based on their
size and location, such as the gluteal muscles of the buttocks. Other muscle names can indicate
the location in the body or bones with which the muscle is associated, such as the tibialis anterior.
2. What does “rectus” mean? What direction do these muscles tend to run?
Rectus means any of several straight muscles. These muscles tend to run down.

3. Copy and paste figure 11.1 here

4. What do the following terms mean?

Longus
An anatomical term indicating a long structure.
Longissimus
The longissimus (Latin for 'the longest one') is the muscle lateral to the semispinalis muscles.
Teres
Round and long
Brevis
A short muscle or head
Magnus
denoting a structure of large size.
Major
something that is more than something else
Maxiumus
outermost muscle
Minor
something that is less than something else
Minimus
a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates.

Step 7: Strengthening muscles http://exercise.about.com/cs/exbeginners/a/begstrength.htm

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Give examples of 3 exercises that strengthen the following muscles/muscle groups:

Back
The McGill Curl Up.

The Side Bridge.

The Bird Dog.

Biceps
Barbell Curl.
Incline Dumbbell Curl.
Standing Biceps Cable Curl.

Triceps
Cable Rope Tricep Pushdown.
Lying Triceps Extension.
Tricep Dips.

Abdominals

The plank. Plank.

The bicycle crunch.
Side plank