The Muscular System

Goal: To describe the structure and function of

the muscular system.
 What is the
Muscular System?
• made up of over 600
different muscles

• consists of two
different types of
tissue:
• connective tissue
• muscle tissue
 What are the 1. To create movement by
Functions of the working with bones,
Muscular System? ligaments, and tendons.
2. To move food through the
digestive system.
3. To move blood through the
body by pumping the heart.
4. To produce heat.
5. To provide protection to
inner organs.
 What are the 2 Different Types of
Muscle?
• Voluntary: • Involuntary
• Muscle action that is • Muscle action that is
under your control. NOT under your control.
• Most skeletal movement • Cardiac and smooth
muscle are involuntary.
is voluntary.
• Examples:
• Examples:
• Heart beating, food
• Walking, talking, moving through the
running, writing, digestive tract, reflexes
jumping, stretching (skeletal)
Skeletal muscle can be both voluntary and involuntary (reflexes).
 What are the 1. Skeletal Muscle:
• Attached to the bones for movement.
Types of Muscle? Helps protect your inner organs.

2. Cardiac Muscle:
• Special type of muscle found only in
your heart. This type of muscle
causes your heart to beat.

3. Smooth Muscle:
• Lines your digestive tract and blood
vessels. Smooth muscle moves food
and blood through your body.
 • Tendons attach muscles to
What are bones.
• Tendons are made up of
Tendons? strands of flexible connective
tissue.
• When a muscle contracts
(gets shorter) the tendon pulls
on the bone.
 • Muscles work in pairs to cause smooth,
How do controlled movements.

Muscles
• Many of our basic movements are the
result of pairs of muscles bending and
straightening.
Work in • Flexor - a muscle that contracts to bend a

Pairs?
part of the body.
• Extensor – a muscle that contracts to
straighten a part of the body.
Flexors and extensor
always work
opposite of one
another.
Respond to the following questions…

1. What are the two basics types of muscle?

2. What are examples of voluntary muscle use?
3. What is a tendon?
4. What happens when muscles work in pairs?