Biology 7.7 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| hypertrophy | muscles which are enlarged through excercise |
| atrophy | muscles which shrink through lack of use |
| what will happen if skeletal muscles are not used | they will get atrophy |
| red fibers | muscle fibers that contain many mitochondria and large amounts of myoglobin |
| white fibers | muscle fibers containing fewer mitochondria and less myoglobin |
| the muscular and skeletal systems cannot function together without this system | nervous system |
| muscle sense | the total awareness of body movements |
| the greatest cause of muscle atrophy | it's mostly caused by inactivity |
| why is proper exercise essential to the health of muscles | so that they don't get atrophy |
| Why do your legs tire quickly when sprinting or climbing stairs, but tire very slowly or not at all when walking at a normal pace | because you use white fibers when running and they have less energy than red muscle fibers |
| how does physical exercise affect muscles | they will shrink if not exercised, and enlarge if exercise |
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