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Muscular System Function and Structure Map

The document describes three main types of muscle: cardiac, skeletal, and smooth. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart and pumps blood through the circulatory system involuntarily. Skeletal muscle is striated, voluntary muscle that aids in body movement and is located around bones and other muscles. Smooth muscle is involuntary muscle that regulates organs and structures like the stomach, intestines, bladder, and arteries.

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Muscular System Function and Structure Map

The document describes three main types of muscle: cardiac, skeletal, and smooth. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart and pumps blood through the circulatory system involuntarily. Skeletal muscle is striated, voluntary muscle that aids in body movement and is located around bones and other muscles. Smooth muscle is involuntary muscle that regulates organs and structures like the stomach, intestines, bladder, and arteries.

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Contracts and Extends when

Striated Muscular your brain tells them to


Cardiac System
Skeletal
Characterist Function
ics

Location There Type of Muscle Characterist Aids in the overall


ics movement of the body
Involuntary
Function Location
Striated
In the Heart Smooth
Voluntary
Characterist
Pumps Around bones &
ics
blood other muscles
through
Circulatory smooth Function
Involuntary Sends babies out into the
System
world from the uterus
Location
Expels urine from
your urinary
stomach
bladder
Regulates the flow of
blooding the arteries and
air through the lungs
Intestinal Walls Arteries
Moves your breakfast
along through your
Jpm
gastrointestinal tract

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