Muscles
Function a. Muscles Contract-shorten and Relax-lengthen b. Provide mobility c. Move substances through body- heart, blood vessels & digestion
FUNCTIONS (cont.) d. Muscle tone - maintains posture & keeps organs in place e. Muscles generate heat when worked
Types of muscles 1. Skeletal - enables movement of body parts a. Voluntary b. Striated
2. Smooth - internal organs a. Involuntary b. Not striated
Ex. Peristalsis moves food through digestive system
3. Cardiac - found only in heart a. Striated b. Involuntary
d. Contracts & relaxes continuously Does not fatigue!
Movement 1. Occurs when shortened 2. Work In pairs: that flexes bone a. Flexor - muscle that flexes bone b. Extensor - muscle that extends bone
3. Tendons hold muscle to bone
Sliding Filament Theory Muscles made of 2 filaments (actin & myosin) that slide over one another when they contract.
Sliding Filament Theory Actin Myosin Relaxed Contracted
Caring for your muscles 101: 1. Stretch before & after exercise; otherwise, lactic acid will build up and cause soreness & possible injury 2. Without adequate exercise, muscles will atrophy. 3. Without proper nutrition, muscles may spasm or become strained