1. The Muscular System By Gracson Byrd

2. Organs Tendons Ligaments Skeletal muscles Smooth muscles Cardiac muscles

3. Tendons Connect muscle to bone Get damaged easily Torn tendon can result in surgery

4. Ligaments Connect bone to bone Several in your body

5. Interactions Skeletal system 1.Includes bones and skeletal muscles 2.The closest interaction the Muscular system has 3.They’re connected by tendons 4.Both systems are dependent on each other

6. Interactions cont… Digestive/Excretory/ Respiratory system 1.Includes intestines, other organs, and smooth muscles 2.Smooth muscles help push digested and undigested food through the intestines 3.Digestive/Excretory system relies on muscular system.

7. Interactions cont… Cardiovascular system 1.Includes heart and cardiac muscles 2.Cardiac muscles pump the heart 3.Both systems are dependent on each other

8. Facts There is about 640 skeletal muscles in your body It actually takes more muscles to smile than to frown (12 to 110) Muscles do not push, they can only pull The eye muscles are the busiest muscles in the body moving about 10,000 times a day Your butt muscles (Gluteus Maximus) are the largest muscles in your body Muscles in the middle of the ear are the smallest Chewing muscles are the strongest The Starorious is the longest

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