Do Now: What are the functions of muscles? What are the 3 types of muscles? What connects muscle to bone? What kind of joint is in your elbow? Copyright © 2014‒2015 National Academy Foundation. All rights reserved.
How our Muscles Work Muscles work by CONTRACTING (getting shorter and fatter) and pulling on bones. © HEB
How our Muscles Work Muscles are attached to bones by strong non-stretchy TENDONS. muscle tendons © HEB
Our Achilles tendon in our heel © HEB
How our Muscles Work A muscle’s ORIGIN is the end attached to the bone that doesn’t move. © HEB
How our Muscles Work The INSERTION is the end attached to the bone that is moved when the muscle contracts. . © HEB
How our Muscles Work But once contracted, a muscle cannot RELAX again by itself. Each muscle needs a partner. © HEB
How our Muscles Work Two muscles working together in opposite directions are called ANTAGONISTIC muscles. © HEB
How our Muscles Work The BICEPS and TRICEPS in our arm are an ANTAGONISTIC PAIR. They work as a pair and in opposite directions. © HEB
Bending our Arm TRICEPS relaxes and is pulled longer BICEPS contracts and bends arm © HEB
Straightening our Arm BICEPS relaxes and is pulled longer TRICEPS contracts and straightens arm © HEB
Part of Antagonistic Pairs . The PRIME MOVER is the muscle that contracts and the ANTAGONIST is the muscle that relaxes. © HEB
Part of Antagonistic Pairs When you move your arm up, your triceps relaxes. The biceps is the PRIME MOVER, and the triceps is the ANTAGONIST. © HEB