The Muscular System

By: Maryam Mubbashir (Grade-3)

 Role of Muscles in Muscular System
The muscular system is made up of muscles.
Muscles are the fibrous tissues in a human body that have
the ability to contract and relax, producing movement and
maintaining the body posture.
Muscles allow us to move, speak, chew, regulate body
temperature etc.
 Types of Muscle Tissues
Humans have three different types of muscle tissues:
o Skeletal Muscles
o Smooth Muscles
o Cardiac Muscles
 Muscle Tissues and their Location & Function
S. Muscle Major
Location
No. Type Function

Skeletal Attached to Bones and Produces body movements and

1 Muscle Face Skin facial expressions

Moving food along the Digestive

Walls of Hollow Organs Tract and maintaining blood
Smooth
2
Muscle (Stomach, Intestine etc.), circulation through the Blood
and Blood Vessels Vessels

Cardiac Pumps blood around the Body

3 Muscle Wall of the Heart (works all time during the life)
 Functions of Muscular System
1. Mobility:
The muscular system's main function is to allow
movement. When muscles contract, they contribute to
movement:

• walking
• running
• swimming
• writing
• speaking
• facial expressions
• Weight Carriage
 Functions of Muscular System
2. Move Food Through Digestive System:
(Stomach)

3. Maintain blood circulation:

(Heart)

4. Breathing:
(Lungs)
Diaphragm is the main muscle during breathing

5. Vision:
(Eyes)
Eyes sockets help move our eyes
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