Skeletal muscle is responsible for movement of the body, including walking, running, and lifting weights. It is attached to bones via tendons and contracts and relaxes to move the bones and joints. It does not make up the heart, squeeze food through the digestive tract, or contract or expand the large blood vessels.

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Skeletal Muscle

Question 19

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Skeletal muscle:

A) makes up the heart.
B) squeezes food through the digestive tract.
C) contracts the large blood vessels.
D) moves the body.
E) expands the large blood vessels.

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