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Muscular System Word Wall Vocabulary
A set of word wall cards with muscular system vocabulary.
Print out these Muscular System Word Wall Vocabulary cards and cut them along the line. Stick them up around your room to immerse your students in the content specific vocabulary.
There is a blank sheet provided at the end for any extra words that your students may want to add.
Words include:
muscle, joints, heart, involuntary muscles, cardiac muscle, skeletal muscles, triceps, obliques, hamstrings, stomach, ligament, tendons, insertion, antagonist, origin, flexor, extensor, contractor, smooth muscles, neuromuscular junction, prime mover, voluntary muscle, erector spinae, gluteus maximus, contract, pectorals, deltoids, bicep, abdominal, quadricep, trapezius, strength, jawbone, movement, protein and system.
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Muscular System Vocabulary
muscle | joints | heart |
involuntary muscles | cardiac muscle | skeletal muscles |
triceps | obliques | hamstrings |
stomach | ligament | tendons |
insertion | antagonist | origin |
flexor | extensor | contractor |
smooth muscles | neuromuscular junction | prime mover |
voluntary muscle | erector spinae | gluteus maximus |
contract | pectorals | deltoids |
bicep | abdominal | quadricep |
trapezius | strength | jawbone |
movement | protein | system |

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