The Muscular System

By Brooklyn Knight and Mallory Richards

Main Functions
Movement of the human body
Movement of substances throughout the body
Maintenance of posture and body position

Generation of body heat

Contraction of the heart

Three Types of Muscles:

Main Organs

Visceral - responsible for moving substances

throughout the body
Cardiac - responsible for contracting the heart
and pumping blood throughout the body

Skeletal - responsible for movement of body parts

Examples:

Trapezius - moves the scapulae and supports the

arm
Biceps brachii - helps control the motion of the
shoulder and the elbow
Deltoid - stops dislocation and injury of the
humerus and is responsible for arm rotation

Interaction
Nervous System:
Muscle receptors send the brain information about body position and movement.
The brain controls the contraction and movement of muscles.
The nervous system controls the speed at which muscles move food through the
digestive tract.
Digestive System:
Muscles contract to push food through the intestines.

Amazing Facts
1. It takes double the time you take to build up muscle for your muscle to revert to
its original shape and size.
2. Your muscles are only able to pull, not push.

3. The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body.

4. It takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile.
5. To take one step, you use 200 muscles in your body.

Sources
https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/organ.html
http://www.innerbody.com/image/musfov.html#full-description
http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/deltoid-muscle

https://sites.google.com/site/kefjmuscles/how-muscles-work-with-other-bodysystems
http://blog.degreed.com/top-10-facts-about-the-muscular-system/