MUSCULAR SYSTEM

3 Types of Muscle Tissue

1. Skeletal Muscle/Voluntary Muscle

2. Smooth/Involuntary Muscle (Visceral)

3. Cardiac Muscle

Parts of a Muscle

Muscular System

Holds the skeleton parts together to protect the body’s vital organs and to support the movement of its various parts.

Muscles are arranged in antagonistic pairs wherein one pulls a bone in one direction and the other pulls it in reverse

Flexor and Extensor Muscle

Adductor and

Abductor Muscle

Levator and

Depressor Muscle

Rotator Muscle

Sphincter and Dilator Muscle