Name ________________________________________________
Muscles Worksheet
Plagiarism, from slides, from text, from internet, will result in a zero for the worksheet. Direct quotes are
not allowed either. You can reword or paraphrase material, including data such as symptoms.
1. In your own words, write the steps of muscle contraction. You are expected to learn the
material well enough that you can describe it in your own words – one way to try this is to teach
it to someone else.
2.
Based on the types of exercise that you are best at, or that people in your family are good at,
what type of Muscle Fibers do you think you have more of?
3. Write a minimum of 200 words on muscular dystrophy – discuss the different types, causes,
symptoms, and treatments. (Cite your sources; no direct quotes or plagiarism)
4. Break down the words into their Greek/Latin origins and then describe what they do:
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Extensor:
Carpi:
Radialis:
Brevis:
What does this muscle do?
5. Define in your own words:
Action/Definition
Oblique
Transverse
Antagonist
Rectus
Abductor
Depressor
Adductor
Fixator
Extensor
Synergist
Flexor
Example of Muscle