The Muscular System

Function of the system

The muscular system enables movement of your body and internal organs.

Types of Muscle tissue

voluntary muscle-muscles you have to think about to control

involuntary muscle- muscles that don’t require thought to function

A. There are three types of tissue in the body. Skeletal, smooth, cardiac

1. Skeletal Muscles-muscle that attach to the bones of your skeleton and provide the force that moves your bones

-They are voluntary muscles andcan get tired quickly

2. Smooth Muscles- are the muscles that make up most of you organs. Like your stomach.

-after you eat the muscle of your stomach contract, moving the food around to help it digest.

-They are inventory muscles anddo not get tired out.

3. Cardiac Muscles are founded only in the heart.

-They are involuntary and do not get tired.

Structures of the System

Tendons attach the skeletal muscles to the bone.

- tendons- are a strong connective tissue at the end of a muscle that connect to the bone.

Muscles on contract, shorten. Therefore muscles must work in pairs.

For example to bend the arm at the elbow the bi-cept contracts.

And in order to return the arm and bi-cept to its original shape the tri-cept has to contract.

arm

heart


The Muscular System

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Function of the system

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Types of Muscle tissue

voluntary muscle-______

involuntary muscle- ______

A. There are three types of tissue in the body. ______, ______, & ______

1. ______-muscle that attach to the ______of your skeleton and provide the force that moves your bones

-They are ______muscles and______get tired quickly

2. ______- are the muscles that make up most of you ______. Like your stomach.

-after you eat the muscle of your stomach contract, moving the food around to help it digest.

-They are ______muscles and______get tired out.

3. ______are founded only in the ______.

-They are ______and do not get tired.

Structures of the System

Tendons attach the ______to the bone.

-tendons- ______

______

Muscles only ______. Therefore muscles must work ______.

For example to bend the arm at the elbow the bi-cept contracts.

And in order to return the arm and bi-cept to its original shape the tri-cept has to contract.