This is an interactive powerpoint presentation that helps students explore different types of muscles and the different muscle tissues found in the body.
2. The Muscular System
Main Slide
Muscles are classified as either:
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Voluntary about your muscles!
Or
Involuntary
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*Click on either type to explore more!*
to watch a clip
from Bill Nye the
Science guy about
There are three different types bones and
of muscle tissue: muscles*
1. Skeletal Muscle
2. Cardiac Muscle
3. Smooth Muscle Resource Page
*Click on each type of muscle to explore more!*
Author Page
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3. Some Muscles are
Voluntary
Voluntary muscles:
Muscles that move and work
when we want them to
Examples:
Arm muscles
Leg muscles
Neck muscles
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4. Some Muscles are
Involuntary
Involuntary muscles:
Muscles that keep working
whether we think about them
or not
Examples:
Stomach
Lungs
Muscles in the
heart
The Nervous system along with other chemicals in the
body controls our involuntary muscles
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5. Attached to bones by strong fibers called
tendons
Muscles work in pairs to move the bones:
Example: biceps (relaxes and stretches) and
triceps (contract and pull up the elbow)
Muscle is long, round, and cross striped
What kind of muscle is this?
Voluntary or Involuntary
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6. Can be found only in the HEART
Muscle contracts and relaxes about 70
times a minute without stopping or getting
tired
Muscle is strained both crossways and
longways
What kind of muscle is this?
Voluntary or Involuntary
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7. Found in many different organs
throughout the body
Examples: esophagus, stomach, and
intestines
Muscle is slender and smooth without
cross stripes.
What kind of muscle is this?
Voluntary or Involuntary
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8. Fun Facts
The main purpose of the Muscular System is for all
the muscles to work together to create movement!
Muscles make up almost 50% of our body weight
There are more than 600 muscles in the human body
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9. My name is Danielle Pokora and I am a
student at Grand Valley State University. I
am in my second year at GVSU and I am
studying special education at the elementary
level. I am from Comstock Park, Michigan
which is near Grand Rapids
You can contact me by clicking the picture
below and sending me an email!
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10. Pictures From:
http://www.hrsrh.on.ca/Portal/images/113/heart-lung1.jpeg
http://www.uoguelph.ca/zoology/devobio/miller/013641fig6-19.gif
http://www.rogers.k12.ar.us/users/ehutches/muctissues7.jpg
http://images.inmagine.com/168nwm/liquidlibrary/lib004/lib004055.jpg
Video From:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6NQ12uNRLA
Information From:
ScienceSaurus: A Student Handbook Written by: Great Source
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