Write It! Station DirectionsIt is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!

Answer each of the task card questions on the lab sheet in complete sentences.

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Explain the muscular system including the structures involved and the function of the system.

How does the muscular system work directly with the skeletal system?

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The Achilles tendon connects your heel to your calf muscle. A common sports injury in football and basketball is an injured Achilles tendon. Explain why you think this happens so often.

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Assess It! Station DirectionsIt is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!

Each member will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the AssessIt! section.

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Which is not a part of the muscular system?

A. Heart muscleB. BicepsC. DeltoidD. Liver

Which of these activities is not related to the muscular system?

A. The secretion of hormones from glandsB. The mechanical grinding of the

stomach as it digests foodC. Running up a hillD. Lifting a heaving box up onto the table

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Cardio and Smooth muscle types are involuntary.Skeletal muscle types are .

A. MandatoryB. VoluntaryC. VolunteerismD. Necessary

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The muscular system works directly with the system to allow the body to move.

A. SkeletalB. EndocrineC. CirculatoryD. Digestive

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Read It! Station DirectionsEach member of the group will read the passage and answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Read It! section.

It is important to remember that the answers will come directly from the reading passage.

Fun Facts About the Muscular SystemThe muscles in our body are responsible for keeping our heart beating and for all our physical movements. Here are some fun facts about the muscular system.• Muscle is a soft tissue in the body of humans and animals.

Its main purpose is to produce force and motion.• Muscles are responsible for maintaining posture, physical

movement (sitting, walking, eating, etc.), and movement of internal organs (such as keeping the heart pumping to circulate blood and moving food through the digestive system).

• The word muscle is derived from the Latin term musculus, meaning "little mouse". This Latin term could be due to theshape of some muscles or because muscles contracting under the skin can look like a mouse moving under a rug.

• Tendons connect our soft contracting muscle to our hard bones.

• There are around 650 skeletal muscles in the human body.• There are three types of muscle, skeletal, cardiac, and smooth.• Skeletal muscles (or striated) are voluntary muscles that

control nearly every action a person intentionally performs.• Tendons attach the muscle to two bones across a joint, as one

muscle contracts the other relaxes which moves the bones• Smooth muscle (or visceral) is involuntary, its not controlled

by our conscious mind. It is found on the walls of many organs and structures such as the esophagus, stomach, intestines, bladder, and blood vessels. Smooth muscles contract to movesubstances such as food through the organ.

• Cardiac muscle is also an involuntary muscle. It is only found in the heart and is responsible for keeping the heart pumping.

• Muscle makes up around half of the total human body weight. Muscle tissue is also around 15% denser than fat tissue.

• It takes 17 muscles in the face for us to smile and 43 muscles to frown.

• The tongue has 8 muscles, so is technically not the strongest muscle in the body.

• The heart cardiac muscle does the most work of any muscleover a lifetime

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The main purpose of the muscular system is to .

A. Lift heavy thingsB. Allow for movementC. Allow for structureD. Rid the body of unwanted

waste

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What is the purpose of tendons?

A. They attach to our internal organs to control breathing and heartbeat

B. They connect nerves to musclesC. The connect muscles to organsD. They attach the muscle to two

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Which type of muscle controls our digestive system?

Why do people say it’s easier to smile than frown?

A. Smooth (visceral)B. CardiacC. DigestiveD. Skeletal

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A. We are often more happy than sadB. More muscles are used in smilingC. We use less muscles to smileD. Frowning causes muscular

problems

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Watch It! Station DirectionsEach member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1

Complete the task cards in order.

Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Watch It! section of the lab sheet.

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YouTube: https://goo.gl/ybZg32 G Drive: https://goo.gl/xNfU45 URL is case-sensitive

1. Click Play on the video.2. Answer questions from

cards#2-4 on your lab sheet.

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What is the primary function of the muscular system?

What are the 5 major properties of the muscular system? Briefly describeeach.

What are the 3 types of muscles? Briefly describe each.

Research It! Station DirectionsEach member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1

Complete the task cards in order.

Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Research It! section.

1. Go tohttp://goo.gl/mhjuvg

Answer the following questions on your lab sheet.1. Read the first paragraph

and summarize the structure (parts) and function of the muscular System

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Use the “Gross Anatomy of a Skeletal Muscle” section for the following questions.

1. How are muscles attached to bones and how do they move the skeleton?

2. How are skeletal muscles named?

Explore It! Station Directions

One member of the group will read the task cards in order. The group will be responsible for completing each of the tasks that are being read.

Each member of the group will then write their conclusions down on the lab sheet in the Explore It! section.

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Use diagram #1 for the following questions.

1. What body system is represented in the diagram?

2. What is the main purpose of that body system?

3. How many muscles do you think there are in the human body?

1. Think of 5 different muscles in your bodyand list them on your labsheet. You don’t have to use the scientific name.

Muscles can be classified as voluntary, meaning you choose to move them, or involuntary, meaning they move on their own.

The function of the muscular system is to allow for movement within the body.

Without muscles our body could not move. There are approximately 640 muscles in the human body, and they work directly with the skeletal system to allow movement to happen.

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1. On your lab sheet classify the muscles as either voluntary or involuntary.

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Muscles are broken into 3 different types.

1. Cardiac – this is an involuntary muscle that controls your heartbeat

2. Smooth (visceral) – these involuntary muscles are found in your organs and perform unique functions like grinding or churning or moving

3. Skeletal – these are voluntary muscles thatyou physically have control over.

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Use diagram #2 to help answer the followingquestion.

1. Categorize the muscles as either voluntary or involuntary. Then categorize it as cardiac, smooth, or skeletal.

You should have two terms for each muscle.

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Diagram #1

Diagram #2Pectoralis M·a or Sternocleidomastoid

Trapezius Trapezius

Thoraco-lumbar Fascia

Flexer Carpi Radialis

Brachioradialis

Flexer Digitorum Superficialis

Rectus AbdominusRhomboid

::-'1r- - - - Teres Major Trice s

Latissimus Dorsi

Extensor Carpi Radialis

Extensor Digitorum

Extensor Digiti Minimi

Vastus Lateralis

Vastus Medialis

Peroneus Longuss Femoris

Gastrocnemius

Tibialis Anterior Extensor Digitorum Brevis

Extensor Hallucis Brevis

Illustrate It! Station DirectionsEach member of the group will draw a quick sketch on the lab sheet that shows they understand the concept being taught.

Use the colored pencils and markers that are provided.

The directions for the sketch are provided on the task card at the table.

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Illustrate It! Station Directions1. Use the diagram at the table to help you label

5 muscles (your choice) on your lab sheet.

2. Describe how each of the muscles you have chosen allows the body to move.

3. Off to the side of the diagram list the specific function of the muscular system.

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Pectoralis M·a or Sternocleidomastoid Trapezius Trapezius

Thoraco-lumbar Fascia

Flexer Carpi Radialis

Brachioradialis

Flexer Digitorum Superficialis

Rectus AbdominusRhomboid

r- - - - Teres Major Trice s

Latissimus Dorsi

Extensor Carpi Radialis

Extensor Digitorum

Extensor Digiti Minimi

Vastus Lateralis

Vastus Medialis

Peroneus Longuss Femoris

Gastrocnemius

Tibialis Anterior Extensor Digitorum Brevis

Extensor Hallucis Brevis

Organize It! Station DirectionsIt is recommended that you have completed at least twoof the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!

Use the 8 labels and place them into the correct position on the diagram. Use the arrows to point to the part.

Have your teacher check your work and sign off on your lab sheet.

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Biceps – when contracted the biceps are essential to the forearm for lifting

Deltoid - when all its fibers contract simultaneously, the deltoid is the prime

mover of arm abduction along the frontal plane

Pectoralis Major – often referred to as‘pecs’, these muscles are responsible for

moving the shoulder joint

External Oblique – responsible for pulling the chest downwards to compress the

abdominal cavity

Latissimus Dorsi - responsible for extension, abduction, transverse extension also known as

horizontalabduction, flexion from an extended position,

and(medial) internal rotation of the shoulder joint

Gluteus Maximus – regarded as one of the strongest muscles in the body.

Responsible for movement of hip and thigh

Gastrocnemius - Its function is plantar flexing the foot at the ankle joint and

flexing the leg at the knee joint.

Biceps Femoris - Both heads of the biceps femoris perform knee flexion

Muscular System

Explore It!

Task Card #11.2.3.

Task Card #3:1.2.3.4.5.

Name

Task Card #4:1. Heart –2. Stomach muscle –3. Bicep (front of upper arm) –4. Deltoid (shoulder) –5. Tricep (back of upper arm) -

Task Card #6:1. Heart –2. Inside of esophagus –3. Lubrical –4. Soleus -5. Vastus Medialis -

Write It!Task Card #1:

Task Card #2:

Task Card #3:

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Muscular System

Illustrate It!

Name

Assess It! Read It!#1 #3

#2 #4

#1 #3

Task Card #2

#2 #4

Research It! 1.

Task Card #11.

2.

Organize It!

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Muscular System Name

Watch It!Task Card #2:

Task Card #3:

Task Card #4: