Muscular System Exam Questions and answers
Muscular System Exam Questions and answers smooth muscle - muscle found in the digestive tract and the walls of blood vessels; helps move food through the digestive system and blood through the body; NO striations cardiac muscle - striated muscle found only in the heart; pumps blood around the body skeletal muscle - striated muscle that attaches to and pulls on bones to produce movement; often work in pairs called flexors and extensors flexor - a muscle that bends a part of your body when it contracts (biceps and hamstrings) extensor - a muscle that straightens a part of your body when it contracts (triceps and quadriceps)
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