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    The muscular system consists of three types of muscles that work together to move the body. Skeletal muscles are voluntarily controlled and attach to bones to allow movement. They are made up of bundles of fibers called myofibrils containing proteins actin and myosin that slide past each other to contract the muscle. Cardiac muscles are only found in the heart and smooth muscles line organs and blood vessels. Some major skeletal muscles include the trapezius, deltoids, pectorals, and quadriceps that work with bones to perform tasks like lifting arms and legs.

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    The muscular system consists of three types of muscles that work together to move the body. Skeletal muscles are voluntarily controlled and attach to bones to allow movement. They are made up of bundles of fibers called myofibrils containing proteins actin and myosin that slide past each other to contract the muscle. Cardiac muscles are only found in the heart and smooth muscles line organs and blood vessels. Some major skeletal muscles include the trapezius, deltoids, pectorals, and quadriceps that work with bones to perform tasks like lifting arms and legs.

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    Anatomy & Physiology: The Muscular System

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    The muscular system consists of three types of muscles that work together to move the body. Skeletal muscles are voluntarily controlled and attach to bones to allow movement. They are made up of bundles of fibers called myofibrils containing proteins actin and myosin that slide past each other to contract the muscle. Cardiac muscles are only found in the heart and smooth muscles line organs and blood vessels. Some major skeletal muscles include the trapezius, deltoids, pectorals, and quadriceps that work with bones to perform tasks like lifting arms and legs.

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    Anatomy & Physiology:

    THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM


     The muscular system moves the body, Structure of Skeletal Muscle
    circulates blood, and moves other substances
    Muscle
    through the body.
    Fascia Blood
    vessels
    Terms Sarcomere
    actin (thin filament): a protein that makes up the muscle
    and works with myosin to move it
    Muscle Actin
    cardiac muscles: involuntary muscles found only in the fibers
    heart
    Myofibril
    contract: when the muscle receives a signal from a
    motor neuron, the actin and myosin slide past each Myosin
    other to shorten (contract) the muscle
    myofibrils: muscle fibers
    Major Muscles of the Human Body
    myosin (thick filament): a protein that makes up the
    Trapezius
    muscle and works with actin to move it
    muscles: move the body, support bodily functions, and Deltoids
    circulate blood
    Pectorals
    relax: when the actin and myosin return to their resting Biceps
    position after contracting, the muscle is relaxed
    Rectus abdominus
    sarcomeres: building blocks of muscle fibers; consist of
    actin and myosin Obliques
    skeletal muscles: voluntarily controlled; attach to the
    skeleton to allow movement in the body Quadriceps
    smooth muscles: involuntary; found in organs and
    structures like the esophagus, bronchi, and blood vessels

    Actin and Myosin

    Muscle Fiber or Cell Trapezius

    Deltoids

    Z Line Z Line Triceps


    Sarcomere
    Latissimus dorsi
    Erector spinae
    Obliques

    H Zone Gluteus maximus


    Myofibril M Line Z Line
    Hamstrings

    I Band H Band I Band H Band Gastrocnemius


    Thick Filament

    Thin Filament

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