Muscular System

The largest system in the body, the muscular system in the body is located in almost all parts. The muscular system virtually controls all the movements. The muscles are unique, and very useful as they contract.

There are three different types of muscle tissue in the muscular system:

• Cardiac Muscles
• Smooth Muscles
• Skeletal Muscles

Cardiac muscles are:

• Striated fibers
• Involuntary muscles
• Found in heart

Function: - specialized cardiac muscles maintain consistent heart rate.

Smooth Muscles are:

• Unstriated fibers
• Involuntary muscles
• Commonly found in the hollow organs like the stomach, the bladder and the respiratory passage.
• It is commonly found in hollow organs such as the stomach
• The bladder and the respiratory passages

Function: The smooth Muscles tissue’s force the object down to a certain path. Skeletal Muscles are:

• Striated Fibers
• Voluntary Muscles
• Are found attached to bones

Function: helps in the movement of the body


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