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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Science - Middle School - Muscles
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Muscles are tissues that produce movement in the bodies of animals and humans. They are made from stretchy bundles of protein fibers. The word 'muscle' comes from the Latin name for 'mouse'.  This is because muscles, when contracting and relaxing, reminded people of how mice move.  
 

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Science - Middle School - Muscles
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10 Questions

1. Exercise makes muscles do what?
2. Skeletal muscles are usually attached to bones at both ends. Which muscle is an exception?
3. Which of these is not true?
4. How do voluntary muscles always work?
5. Your facial muscles allow you to do what?
6. When you contract your bicep, what happens?
7. What are muscles made from?
8. Which of these is not an involuntary muscle?
9. What attaches muscles to the skeleton?
10. What do your muscles need in order to work?