The

Musculoskeletal
System
By Eder Fuente
The Muscles
Muscles are organs that can
contract and relax, modifying their
leng and producing movement.
 Types of Muscles
Muscles divide in three groups acording to their type of contraction.

01 02
Smooth muscle Cardiac muscle
Their contraction is slow Their contraction is rapid
and involuntary. and involuntary

03
Skeletal muscle
Their contractions are
rapid and voluntary.
Smooth Muscle

These muscles line the walls

of the internal organs. Their
activity is regulated by the
autonomic nervous system.
Cardiac Muscle

These muscles form the myocardium,

the muscular area of the heart. They
depend on the autonomic nervous
system.
 Skeletal Muscle

01 02 03
Skeletal Muscle Muscle Fibres Tendons
They form the skeletal The sheaths of each
muscle. The force they muscle converge and
They form part of the exert depends on the become tendons. They
musculoskeletal system. number of fibers they are. attach the muscle to the
They are responsible of bones.
the movement of the
skeleton. They are
controlled by the somatic
nervous system.