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    The muscular system consists of over 650 muscles that make up roughly half of a person's body weight. It has three main functions: body movement, maintaining posture and shape, and maintaining body temperature. There are three main types of muscle: skeletal muscle which is attached to bones and controls voluntary movement, smooth muscle which lines organs and blood vessels and controls involuntary functions, and cardiac muscle which is only found in the heart and pumps blood throughout the body. All muscles have the abilities to contract, respond to stimuli, stretch during movement, and return to their original shape.

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    The muscular system consists of over 650 muscles that make up roughly half of a person's body weight. It has three main functions: body movement, maintaining posture and shape, and maintaining body temperature. There are three main types of muscle: skeletal muscle which is attached to bones and controls voluntary movement, smooth muscle which lines organs and blood vessels and controls involuntary functions, and cardiac muscle which is only found in the heart and pumps blood throughout the body. All muscles have the abilities to contract, respond to stimuli, stretch during movement, and return to their original shape.

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    The muscular system consists of over 650 muscles that make up roughly half of a person's body weight. It has three main functions: body movement, maintaining posture and shape, and maintaining body temperature. There are three main types of muscle: skeletal muscle which is attached to bones and controls voluntary movement, smooth muscle which lines organs and blood vessels and controls involuntary functions, and cardiac muscle which is only found in the heart and pumps blood throughout the body. All muscles have the abilities to contract, respond to stimuli, stretch during movement, and return to their original shape.

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    Muscular System

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/38568458@N05/3551626603/
    What is the Muscular System?
    • Helps the body move and perform
    involuntary functions – breathing and
    digestion
    • Roughly half our body weight comes from
    muscle tissue
    • There are over 650 muscles
    Muscular System Responsibilities
    1. Body movement
    2. Maintain form and shape – posture
    3. Maintain body temperature – 98.6
    Muscle Types

    1. Skeletal muscle
    2. Smooth muscle
    3. Cardiac muscles
    Skeletal Muscle
    • Attaches to bones via tendons
    • Consist of many muscle cells called fibers.
    • Multinucleated – many nuclei
    • Striped appearance (contain striations)
    • Voluntary control
    • Produces every movement
    Muscle and Tendon

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/38662219@N06/3560932824/
    Skeletal Muscle
    ell
    Muscle c

    Nuclei

    striations

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/38662219@N06/3564114269/
    Smooth Muscle

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Digestive_system_diagram_edit.svg
    Smooth Muscle
    • No striations (stripes)
    • Involuntary…we have no control.
    • One nucleus per cell
    • Not attached to bones
    • Common in blood vessel walls and in the
    gut
    • Moves food through the digestive tract &
    maintains a normal, healthy blood pressure
    Smooth Muscle

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Glatte_Muskelzellen.jpg
    Cardiac Muscle
    Cardiac Muscle
    • Found only in the heart.
    • Slight striations
    • Short muscle cells with a nucleus
    • Requires a constant supply of oxygen. If
    no oxygen for 30 seconds, cells can die.
    • Its contraction keeps blood circulating
    through its vessels.
    Cardiac Muscle Intercalated discs

    nucleus

    striations

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Glanzstreifen.jpg
    Muscle Characteristics
    All muscles have four characteristics
    1.contractibility ability to shorten or
    lengthen
    • Pump blood from the heart into blood
    vessels
    • Move food through digestive system
    Muscle Characteristics
    All muscles have four characteristics
    2. Excitability ability to respond to stimuli
    by producing an electrical impulse (action
    potential).
    3. Extensibility ability to stretch; allows for
    movement
    4. Elasticity ability to return to original
    length

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