Without them we would be a big blob! By: Clara Carroll The Muscular System Without them we would be a big blob! By: Clara Carroll

Muscles Muscles are made of the same material. Muscles are made of an elastic tissue, like a rubber band. There are tons of muscles in your body. There are about 700 skeletal muscles in your body! About 2/5 of our body weight is muscles. (2nd bullet) There are many muscles in your body and 700 of those r skeletal muscles

Types of Muscles There are three kinds of muscles: Voluntary muscles Smooth muscles Cardiac muscles

Voluntary Muscles Voluntary muscles are also called skeletal muscles. Move bones made up of a group of muscle tissues bound together. look like rodlike cells lined up parallel to each other. Voluntary muscles are muscles we can control.

Smooth Muscles Smooth muscles are also called involuntary muscles. Contract slowly and move substances through the organs they surround. Thin layers or sheets with one layer over the other. Smooth muscles you can’t control. Are usually found in the stomach, small intestine, and other hollow organs like the bladder.

Cardiac Muscles Cardiac muscles form the wall of the heart. Their purpose is to pump blood. Have to work together. Cardiac muscles has a Y-shaped interwoven cells. Cardiac muscles are muscle you can’t control. (3rd bullet) in order to pump blood cardiac muscles have to work…..

Muscles and Bones Muscles are everywhere in your body. Most muscles are connected to bones. Voluntary muscles are attached to bones by the muscles' tendons.

Face Muscles Many muscles in the face are not attached to bones, but to each other or the skin. There are over 40 muscles in your face. There are more than…….

Face muscles We also use our muscles to eat, speak, and blink. We use face muscles to make different expressions. We use our face muscles to do many things. Then say face muscles help us eat……. (2nd) including anger……

The Biggest Muscle Your biggest muscle is the Gluteus Maximus, also known as your rear end. It helps keep us standing upright.

Smallest Muscle The smallest muscle in our body is the strapedius muscle. It is located in the ear, and helps filter out loud noises from the ear.

Hardest Working Muscle The hardest working muscle is the heart. pumps about 2 oz. of blood every heartbeat.

How to make your muscles stronger. To keep your body healthy, you should eat good foods and exercise. You can exercise your body by jogging or riding your bike. To keep are muscles….. A good way you can exersize our body is by…….

Conclusion Muscles are an important part of our life. We wouldn't be able to do anything. We would just be a big blob. Remember….