the muscular system
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The Muscular System. Human Biology & Health Chapter 2.3 Pages 50-54. Try This :. Sit perfectly still! That means move as little as possible Try not to move a muscle for a full 60 seconds Now relax! What did you notice about this exercise?. Muscle-bound. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Muscular System
Human Biology & Health Chapter 2.3Pages 50-54
Try This:
• Sit perfectly still!• That means move as little as possible• Try not to move a muscle for a full 60 seconds
Now relax!• What did you notice about this exercise?
Muscle-bound
• There are roughly 600 muscles in your body
• Used in every action you take– Chewing, breathing,
blinking, smiling, etc.
Muscle Action
• Classified according to control
• Voluntary: muscles you consciously control
• Involuntary: muscles you do NOT consciously control– Heart beating, digestion
Types of Muscles3 Types
1. Skeletal2. Smooth3. Cardiac
• Skeletal muscle is connected to your bones• The muscle is connected to bone by
Tendons• React quickly but also tire quickly.
Types of Muscles
• Involuntary muscles• Not banded like Skeletal muscles.• React more slowly and therefore tire slowly.
3 Types1. Skeletal2. Smooth3. Cardiac
Types of Muscles
• Similar to both Skeletal & Smooth muscles• Involuntary and untiring like smooth• Responds quickly and rapidly.
3 Types1. Skeletal2. Smooth3. Cardiac
Muscles at Work
• Put your pen at the far edge of your table
• Place your hands on your lap
• Slowly reach out and pick up your pen
• How do you think your muscles ‘moved’ just now?
Muscles at Work
• Make a “muscle”• How are your muscles
moving now?• What is the lump being
made by this motion?
Working in Tandom
• Muscles can only contract
• They work in pairs: one muscle contracts, the other relaxesBiceps contract when you flex
Triceps contract when you extend your arm.
Exercise and Stretching• Exercising your
muscles makes them stronger
• Stretching (after a brief warm-up) helps prepare muscles for activity
• Increases range of motion and flexibility
Muscle Injuries
• Strain injuries occur when a muscle or Tendon tears– “Pulled” muscles
1. Avoid activity that causes pain in ‘pulled’ area
2. Ice it (no longer than 15 minutes at a time)
3. Elevate it to heart level.
Muscle Injuries
• Sprain injuries occur when a joint is over-stretched or torn
• Ligaments are tissue that connect bones
1. Ankle sprain2. ACL / MCL knee sprains
(Anterior / Medial cruciate ligament)
Exit Pass• What are the 3 kinds of muscle?• What is the only way muscles
can move?
•Star Systems & Galaxies (Ch3.4, p117-120)•Star Systems & Galaxies (Ch3.4, p117-120)
What to Work On• In your notebook, outline
Section 2.4, The Skin• Answer the Review questions
for both Section 2.3 (page 54, #s 1-4) and Section 2.4 (page 62, #s 1-3)
•Star Systems & Galaxies (Ch3.4, p117-120)•Star Systems & Galaxies (Ch3.4, p117-120)