1.

04 Remember
the structures
of the
muscular system

Essential Question
What are the structures of the muscular
system?

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the muscular system

The Muscular System

Comprises nearly half our weight.
Over 650 muscles.
Each muscle is made up of hundreds or
thousands of muscle fibers.

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the muscular system

The Muscular System:

Muscle Fibers
Bundles of threadlike structures called myofibrils
Composed of:
Myosin
Actin

Form overlapping pattern called sarcomere

muscle
muscle fiber
sarcolemma
sarcomere
functional unit of muscle movement

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Structures of the muscular system

Muscles

Connective

Skeletal

tissue

Smooth

Tendons

Cardiac

Fascia

Sphincter

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Structures of the muscular system

Types of muscle
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
Sphincter

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Structures of the muscular system

Types of Muscle
Skeletal muscles
Attached to bone
Striated (striped) appearance
Voluntary
Multinucleated muscle cell bundles

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Types of Muscle
Smooth muscles
Also known as visceral muscles
Involuntary
Located in walls of digestive
system, uterus & blood vessels

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Structures of the muscular system

Types of Muscle
Cardiac muscle
Found only in the heart
Striated, branched
Involuntary
Cells are fused- when one
contracts, they all contract,
creating the heartbeat

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Structures of the muscular system

Types of Muscle
Sphincter muscles
Also called dilator muscles
Special, circular muscles
Located in the
digestive system
urinary system

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Structures of the muscular system

Types of Muscle
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
Sphincter
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Structures of the muscular system

Types of Connective tissue
Tendons

Fascia

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Structures of the muscular system

Connective tissue
Tendons
dense bands that connect skeletal muscle
to the bone

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Structures of the muscular system

Connective tissue
Fascia
Fibrous connective
tissue sheets that
wrap around
muscle bundles

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How do skeletal muscles get

their names?

However,
not all muscles are named by the above methods!
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Head & Neck Muscles

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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

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Lower extremities

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The muscular system review

Anterior view

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The muscular system review

Posterior view

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muscular system
Essential Question
What are the structures of the muscular
system?

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