FUNCTIONS OF MUSCULAR SYSTEM

 Movement of body parts

 Provide form and shape
 Heat production
Mobility
The ability to move comes from the muscular system functions. When one wants to move from one place to another, the central nervous system gives
instructions to the muscle fibers of the body to contract or relax, thereby conducing to the necessary movement. Since the central nervous system is
instructing the muscle fibers to carry out the required functions, they are voluntary movements. Actions such as walking, climbing, running, lifting,
dancing, jogging, etc. are all examples of motions caused as a result of voluntary muscular contractions and relaxations.
Carries out Digestion
The action of stuffing our mouth with food is voluntary and we also have control of the chewing motion. However, once the food is swallowed what
happens to it? We do not have any control of it once it passes down the food pipe or esophagus. The food travels via the esophagus to the stomach via
an involuntary muscular movement called peristalsis. The smooth muscles contract and relax and allow the food ingested to be churned in the stomach
and then the intestines. As the digestion process continues, the waste is sent to the rectal region from where it is discarded.
Heat Generation
Since we are warm blooded, a constant body temperature ought to be maintained in the body via temperature regulation. In order to maintain a
constant body temperature, the body needs to produce heat. Heat is produced in the body when muscles contract, thus, as body temperature
plummets, the muscles involuntarily contract and generate heat. This is why when we are cold, we find our body shivering. Shivering is the body's
mechanism of muscle contraction to generate heat.

BY: Robelle De Sagon and Maricon duerme

FUNCTIONS OF MUSCULAR SYSTEM

 Movement of body parts
 Provide form and shape
 Heat production
Mobility
The ability to move comes from the muscular system functions. When one wants to move from one place to another, the central nervous system gives
instructions to the muscle fibers of the body to contract or relax, thereby conducing to the necessary movement. Since the central nervous system is
instructing the muscle fibers to carry out the required functions, they are voluntary movements. Actions such as walking, climbing, running, lifting,
dancing, jogging, etc. are all examples of motions caused as a result of voluntary muscular contractions and relaxations.

Carries out Digestion

The action of stuffing our mouth with food is voluntary and we also have control of the chewing motion. However, once the food is swallowed what
happens to it? We do not have any control of it once it passes down the food pipe or esophagus. The food travels via the esophagus to the stomach via
an involuntary muscular movement called peristalsis. The smooth muscles contract and relax and allow the food ingested to be churned in the stomach
and then the intestines. As the digestion process continues, the waste is sent to the rectal region from where it is discarded.

Heat Generation
Since we are warm blooded, a constant body temperature ought to be maintained in the body via temperature regulation. In order to maintain a
constant body temperature, the body needs to produce heat. Heat is produced in the body when muscles contract, thus, as body temperature
plummets, the muscles involuntarily contract and generate heat. This is why when we are cold, we find our body shivering. Shivering is the body's
mechanism of muscle contraction to generate heat.

BY: Robelle De Sagon and Maricon duerme

FUNCTIONS OF MUSCULAR SYSTEM

 Movement of body parts
 Provide form and shape
 Heat production
Mobility
The ability to move comes from the muscular system functions. When one wants to move from one place to another, the central nervous system gives
instructions to the muscle fibers of the body to contract or relax, thereby conducing to the necessary movement. Since the central nervous system is
instructing the muscle fibers to carry out the required functions, they are voluntary movements. Actions such as walking, climbing, running, lifting,
dancing, jogging, etc. are all examples of motions caused as a result of voluntary muscular contractions and relaxations.

Carries out Digestion

The action of stuffing our mouth with food is voluntary and we also have control of the chewing motion. However, once the food is swallowed what
happens to it? We do not have any control of it once it passes down the food pipe or esophagus. The food travels via the esophagus to the stomach via
an involuntary muscular movement called peristalsis. The smooth muscles contract and relax and allow the food ingested to be churned in the stomach
and then the intestines. As the digestion process continues, the waste is sent to the rectal region from where it is discarded.

Heat Generation
Since we are warm blooded, a constant body temperature ought to be maintained in the body via temperature regulation. In order to maintain a
constant body temperature, the body needs to produce heat. Heat is produced in the body when muscles contract, thus, as body temperature
plummets, the muscles involuntarily contract and generate heat. This is why when we are cold, we find our body shivering. Shivering is the body's
mechanism of muscle contraction to generate heat.

BY: Robelle De Sagon and Maricon duerme