1. Muscular System

2. Functions of the Muscular System

3. Functions of the Muscular System
Stabilize joints with their TENDONS
Produce movement (including standing upright)
Produce heat to maintain body temperature

4. Types of Muscle Tissue

5. Types of muscle tissue
Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac

7. Smooth Muscles
Are found in your internal organs. (stomach, bladder etc.)
These muscles are involuntary. (They work without conscious thought.)

9. Skeletal The muscles that move bones.
These muscles are voluntary. (They work with conscious thought.)

11. Cardiac
Found only in the heart.
This muscle is involuntary.

13. How do muscles work

14. Muscles Muscles are attached to bone by tendons.
Muscles receive directions from the brain via the sensory pathway.
One set of muscles contract while another set relax, which allows movement to occur.

16. Muscular System Questions
Answer the questions in the handout and submit to the bin when you are finished.