the muscular system
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- Created on: 13-02-14 16:59
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- The muscular system
- muscle names
- Deltoid
- trapezius
- quadriceps
- gluteus maxiumus
- pectorals
- bicep brachii
- tricep brachii
- hamstring
- latissiums dorsi
- gastrocnemios
- rectus abdominus
- tibialis anterior
- functions of muscles
- movement
- enables us to move our body parts
- shape
- gives us or indivdual shape
- protect
- protect and keep abdominal organs in place
- circulation
- help in circulation of blood
- body heat
- generate body heat when they contract
- good posture
- maintain good posture
- movement
- 3 types of muscles
- cardic muscle
- found in the heat
- adapts with training
- it works without you telling it to.
- smooth muscle
- aroundorgans
- involuntry
- skeletal
- attached to the skeleton
- voluntry
- cardic muscle
- muscles are in pairs called antagonistic
- agoinst is the prime mover
- antagonist is the muscle that relaxs in the pair
- flexors
- the muscle that bend a limb
- extensors
- the muscles that straightens a limb
- adductors
- the musles that move a limb towards the body
- abductors
- the muscles that move a limb away from the body
- muscle names
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