Class Overview

 Alcohol/Tobacco/Other Drugs
 Decision Making
 Communicable/Non-Communicable Diseases
 First Aid / Accident Prevention
 Human Growth and Development
 Body Systems
– Muscular
– Nervous
– Endocrine
– Reproductive System
The Muscular System
Mr. Gerlach’s
7th Grade
Health Education
 The Muscular System
 Defn: Is a tough group of tissues that make
your body parts move.
 Fact: You have over 650 major muscles in the
body and they work the same way. Over 50 of
those muscles are in your face alone. It takes
17 muscles to smile and over 40 to frown.
 The strongest muscle in your body is the
masseter muscle, located on each side of the
mouth.
 Your most active muscles are those in your
eyes. They move more than 100,000 times a
day.
 Muscles Work in Pairs
 They work in Pairs
either contracting
(shortening) or
extending
(lengthening).
– Ex. Bicep contracts
while Triceps extend
 Views of the Body
Anterior View Posterior View
 Three Types of Muscle

 Smooth Muscles: Are found in various organs

in the body, such as the stomach and the
intestines. You have no control over these
muscles.
 Three Types of Muscle
 Skeletal Muscle: These muscles are attached
to a bone, which allows the skeleton to move.
For example you can make your arms and legs
move whenever you want to.
 Three Types of Muscles
 Cardiac Muscle: Only found in the walls of the
heart. Cardiac muscles are constantly
contracting and relaxing, pumping blood to all
parts of the body.
Three Types of Human Muscle
Skeletal
Tissue

Smooth

Cardiac
Three Types of Muscles
 Types of Muscle Movement

 Involuntary – You
cannot control
– Smooth Muscle

 Voluntary- You
Control
– Striated Muscle
Human Muscular System
Diagram
Deltoid
Pectoralis major
Biceps brachi

Gluteus maximus
Rectus femoris

Gastrocnemius
Parts of the Muscular System
Parts of the Muscular System
Trapezius Muscle
Parts of the Muscular System
Latisimus Dorsi Muscle
Parts of the Muscular System
Bicep & Tricep
Parts of the Muscular System
Gluteus Maximus Muscle
Parts of the Muscular System
Hamstring
 The Three Hamstring Muscle
Semitendinosus Muscle Semimembranosus Muscle Bicep Femoris Muscle
 Calf Muscles
Gastrocnemius & Soleus Muscle
Achilles Tendon
Extensor Muscles
Flexor Muscles
Major Pectoral
 Abdominal Muscles

Abdominal Muscles Internal Obliques External Obliques

The Quadriceps
Anterior Tibialis
Parts of the Muscular
Latissimus Dorsi
System
•Deltoid

•Trapezius

•Extensors

•Triceps
•Gluteals
•Hamstring
•Achille’s Tendon
•Soleus
•Gastrocnemius
The Muscular System
•Major Pectoral

•Biceps

•Flexors

•Sartorius

•Quadriceps

•Abdominals
 Problems of The Muscular System
 Pulled or Torn Muscle
– Treatment: Medical
Help

 Strain: Soreness due

to overwork
– Treatment: Rest, ice
or heat
 Problems of The Muscular System
 Tendonitis: Stretched
or torn tendon.
– Treatment: Rest and
ice to possible surgery

 Cramp: Muscle unable

to relax; feels tight
and sore
– Treatment: Message /
Drink fluids
 Problems of The Muscular System
 Muscular Dystrophy:
Weakening of the
skeletal muscles,
eventually inability to
walk or stand.
– Treatment: No Cure
The Skeletal / Muscular System
Test Questions
Latissimus Dorsi
Deltoid
Trapezius
Extensors
Triceps
Gluteals
Hamstring
Achille’s Tendon
Soleus
Gastrocnemius
Major Pectoral
Biceps
Flexors
Sartorius
Quadriceps
Abdominals