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MUSCULAR SYSTEM

Types of Muscle

Cardiac MuscleSkeletal MuscleSmooth Muscle

Components

Types of Muscle

Functions

Muscles

Muscles are special type of tissues of human body that posses the ability of contraction and relaxation. They can contract actively thus producing force for different body movements.

Skeletal Muscle

Smooth Muscle

Cardiac Muscle

Striated, under voluntary control, found attached to skeleton, produce major movements of body parts

Non striated, not under voluntary control, found in soft organs of body, responsible for processes like digestion of food etc.

Striated, involuntary, present exclusively in heart, responsible for pumping activity of the heart, very strong and tough

Movements of body parts, Stability and Posture, Heat production, Circulation, Help in Digestion

The muscular system is the series of muscles throughout the body that moves the skeleton, maintains posture through steady contraction, and generates heat through cell metabolism. Humans have three types of muscle.