The Muscular System The muscular system works with
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The Muscular System
The muscular system works with the skeletal system You have approximately 650 muscles in your body.
Functions of the Muscular System • allows your body to move • gives shape to your body • maintains your posture (standing or sitting)
Main Categories of Muscles Voluntary You can control examples: arms, legs, hands, face Involuntary You don’t have control, they move automatically examples: heart, lungs
Muscle Movement • Tendons are flexible connective tissue that connects muscles to bones. • Muscles work in pairs to PULL the bone in a certain direction. • One part of the muscle pair is called the flexor and the other muscle is known as the extensor. Example: biceps -flexors triceps - extensors
• The flexor muscle contracts (shortens) to bend the bone at the joint. • The extensor muscle contracts to extend the bone Example: biceps –flexors triceps - extensors
Muscle Maintenance • Physical activity and eating a variety of nutritious foods will keep your muscles healthy and strong • Kids should not lift weights so that they can look bigger and stronger. Lifting heavy weights can be dangerous to kid’s muscles and tendons.
Steroid Use • Some people take illegal drugs to get muscle fast. • These artificial hormones can cause serious health problems
Videos • Bill Nye Bones and Muscles 20: 37 • Kids Health Muscular System 7: 07 • Kids Health How Muscles Work 5: 49 • Muscular System – Our Muscles – make me a genius 5: 37 • Brain. POP animation about Duchene Muscular Dystrophy 4: 13 • Living with Muscular Dystrophy by Arnold 5: 36 • Cerebral Palsy: Ira’s Story 4: 40