Muscular System Worksheet
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Time Estimate: 35 minutes
Examine
Part 1:
Follow these steps to complete the table.
1. Identify the origin bone and insertion bone for each muscle. Record them in the chart.
2. Select the range of motion of each muscle.
3. What motion would be taken away if this muscle was injured?
Range of
Muscle Name Origin Insertion Result of Injury
Motion
Gastrocnemius When the
Femur Calcaneus Flexion gastrocnemius
contracts, it points
your foot. An injury
to this muscle can
affect a person’s
gait or ability to
walk properly.
Biceps
If there is a tear in
the bicep the results
can be weakness in
Scapula Radius Extension/Flexion up to 30% of your
arm and 40% of
your strength may
decrease.
When there is a
Deltoid deltoid tear it can
cause bruising and
Abduction/Adductio swelling. There can
Scapula Humerus
n be a result of the
deltoid after injury
to be deformed or
misshapen.
External oblique If any injury is cause
to the external
oblique it can result
Ribs llium or lliac crest Extension/Flexion
with difficulty in
preforming
everyday activities
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like rotating your
body.
Part 2:
Follow these steps to complete the table.
1. Identify the muscle type from its microscopic image.
2. Determine if the muscle uses voluntary or involuntary movement.
3. Provide an example of how this tissue supports your daily activities.
Image Muscle Type Movement Application
The contraction of the
smooth muscle keeps
blood, fluids, and
Smooth Involuntary
nutrients moving to
necessary locations
throughout the body.
Pumps blood through
heart chambers and
Cardiac Involuntary
into the blood
vessels.
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Responsible for
Skeletal Voluntary motion with head,
trunk, and limbs
Lesson Connections
Use what you learned from the lesson to answer the questions below.
1. Which muscles were the easiest to find? What muscles were the most difficult to find? Explain your
answer.
The easiest muscles to find are typically the large, superficial muscles like the biceps &
quadriceps. The most difficult muscles to find are often deep muscles hidden below thick layers of
fat like Deltoids.
2. Skeletal muscles pull as they contract. With this in mind, how does a fixed origin and moving
insertion promote movement? Use one of the muscles you observed as an example.
For example, when we lift our hand the bicep is working, the origin is the scapula and the insertion
point is attached to the forearm’s radius bone, the bicep contracts and pulls the radius causing
the elbow to bend and the hand to lift.
3. Conduct research to identify an injury or disease that might inhibit your ability to use your arm
muscles. How would the movement be affected? Be sure to cite your source.
A common disease is muscular dystrophy, according to the Mayo Clinic this disease causes
weakness and loss of muscle mass which can lesser the ability to move leading to limited motion.
4. Use your lesson to review the levels of organization of a skeletal muscle. In your own words,
summarize the anatomy of muscle fibers from the fascia to the myofibrils.
The muscle is encased In the fascia, a tissue that divides them from other muscles. Under the
fascia the muscle is arranged into muscles fascicles which consist of muscle fibers, within the fiber
you can find the myofibrils.
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