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1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system
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1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system
Essential Question What are the structures of the muscular system? 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 2
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1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system
Comprises nearly half our weight. Over 650 muscles. Each muscle is made up of hundreds or thousands of muscle fibers. 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 3
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Structures of the muscular system
Muscles Skeletal Smooth Cardiac Sphincter Connective tissue Tendons Fascia 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 5
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Structures of the muscular system
Types of muscle Skeletal Smooth Cardiac Sphincter 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 6
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Structures of the muscular system
Skeletal muscles Attached to bone Striated (striped) appearance Voluntary Multinucleated muscle cell bundles 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 7
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Structures of the muscular system
Smooth muscles Also known as visceral muscles Involuntary Located in walls of digestive system, uterus & blood vessels 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 8
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Structures of the muscular system
Cardiac muscle Found only in the heart Striated, branched Involuntary Cells are fused- when one contracts, they all contract, creating the heartbeat 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 9
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Structures of the muscular system
Sphincter muscles Also called dilator muscles Special, circular muscles Located in the digestive system urinary system 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 10
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Structures of the muscular system
Types of Muscle Skeletal Smooth Cardiac Sphincter 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 11
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Structures of the muscular system
Types of Connective tissue Tendons Fascia 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 12
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Structures of the muscular system
Connective tissue Tendons dense bands that connect skeletal muscle to the bone 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 13
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Structures of the muscular system
Connective tissue Fascia Fibrous connective tissue sheets that wrap around muscle bundles 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 14
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How do skeletal muscles get their names?
Location Size Direction Number of origins Location of origin and insertion Action flexor Extensor Depressor However, not all muscles are named by the above methods! 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 15
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Head & Neck Muscles 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 16
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Torso/Trunk (anterior)
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Torso/Trunk (anterior)
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Torso/Trunk (posterior)
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Upper extremities 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 20
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Lower extremities 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 21
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The muscular system review Anterior view
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The muscular system review Posterior view
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1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system Essential Question
What are the structures of the muscular system? 1.04 Remember the structures of the muscular system 24
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