Logan Ramirez
Period 5
3/25/2021
13.9 Skeletal Muscles Review
1. What is a muscle fiber?
Muscle fiber is basically a single muscle cell, or consists of one.
2. What is the function of skeletal muscle?
Skeletal muscle is responsible for almost all of the voluntary movement in the
body, they contract to allow your bones to move.
3. How are skeletal muscles attached to bones?
Skeletal muscles attach to the bones with tendons.
4. Explain why many skeletal muscles must work in opposing pairs.
Skeletal muscles work in opposing pairs because they only pull in one direction.
When one contracts, the other contracts in the opposite direction. This allows for
two directional bending.