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Muscles. Interesting Muscle Facts. Thirty facial muscles create looks like surprise, happiness, sadness, and frowning Eye muscles are the busiest muscles in the body. Scientists estimate they may move more than 100,000 times a day
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Interesting Muscle Facts Thirty facial muscles create looks like surprise, happiness, sadness, and frowning Eye muscles are the busiest muscles in the body. Scientists estimate they may move more than 100,000 times a day Largest muscle in the body is the gluteus maximus muscle in the buttocks. It takes 10 muscles to smile, 12 muscles to frown ... and 1 to make a difference!
What makes our bodies move? MUSCLES!!! • Marionettes are puppets on strings. By pulling different strings, you make these puppets dance, bow or wave their arms. Your skeleton is similar to the puppet’s body. It does not move unless something pulls on its bones. The strings that pull on your bones are your MUSCLES.
What is Muscle? Muscle is a tissue composed of bundles of elongated cells capable of contraction and relaxation to produce movement in an organ or body part.
Parts of the muscle Tendon: • white cord made up of extremely strong tissues • Connects muscle to the bone Body: • thick part of the muscle Aponeurosis: • membrane of connective tissue separating the muscle from the adjacent muscles
Functions of Muscles • Movement of limbs and organs • Posture maintenance • Even while you are still your muscles are continuously at work in order to maintain your posture • Joint stabilization • Without muscles, some of our joints would not stay in place • Heat Release • Muscle contraction requires chemical energy • 75% of this chemical energy is transformed into thermal energy (ie. heat). • The thermal energy that is released helps maintain body temperature at 37C
Voluntary vs. Involuntary Muscle • Muscle can be voluntary or involuntary • Voluntary - consciously controlled by the brain Ex: raising your arm to scratch your head • Involuntary - not consciously controlled by the brain. Ex: the contraction of the diaphragm during inhalation
There are 3 Types of Muscle All the functions of muscle are carried out by 3 different muscle tissues: Skeletal (Striated) Smooth Cardiac
Skeletal Muscle Voluntary Striated appearance Attached to the bones of the skeleton Can generate a lot of force but tire easily: low endurance
Smooth Muscle Involuntary No striations Make up the walls of the internal organs such as the bladder, stomach, and uterus. Do not generate as much force as skeletal muscle but do not tire easily: medium endurance
Cardiac Muscle Involuntary Striatied Found only in the heart Has great strength and endurance
Antagonistic Muscle Pair All skeletal muscles work in pairs. When biceps contracts, the triceps elongates and relaxes. When the triceps contracts the biceps elongates and relaxes. biceps triceps
Review Questions • What is a muscle? • Describe the 3 parts of a muscle. • What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament? • What are the 4 functions of muscles? • What are the 3 different types of muscles and where can they be found in the body? • Give an example of an antagonistic muscle pair. • What happens to the shape of a muscle when it contracts? And when it relaxes?
What is a muscle? • Muscle is a tissue composed of bundles of elongated cells capable of contraction and relaxation to produce movement in an organ or body part. • Describe the 3 parts of a muscle. Tendon: • white, strong tissue; connects muscle to bone Body: • thick part of the muscle Aponeurosis: • membrane of connective tissue separating muscle from adjacent muscles
What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament? • A tendon attaches bone to muscle whereas a ligament attaches bone to bone. • What are the 4 functions of muscles? • Movement of limbs and organs • Posture maintenance • Joint stabilization • Heat Release
What are the 3 different types of muscles and where can they be found in the body? • skeletal : in all limbs • smooth: in all internal organs • cardiac: heart • Give an example of an antagonistic muscle pair. • bicep and tricep • What happens to the shape of a muscle when it contracts? And when it relaxes? • contraction of a muscle makes it smaller • relaxation of a muscle makes it shorter