ANATOMY AND

PHYSIOLOGY OF
HUMAN MOVEMENT
MoDULE 2c
October 15, 2022
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
Muscles are
divided into three
types: smooth,
cardiac, and
skeletal
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
Your body contains
more than 600
muscles
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
Muscles are made
up of special cells
called muscle
fibers
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
The largest
muscle in the
body is the
gluteus
maximus
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
The smallest
muscles in the
body are in
your inner ear
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
The strongest
muscle, based
on its size, is
the masseter
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
Muscles are
attached to
bones by
tendons
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
Muscles make
up about 40
percent of your
total body
weight
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
The hardest
working muscle
in the body is
the heart
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
Some of your
busiest muscles
are those
controlling eye
movements
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
Most of the
heat produced
in your body
comes from
muscle
contraction
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
The motor
cortex on one
side of your
brain controls
muscle
movement on
the other side
of the body
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
Muscles usually
work in pairs
 “Fun Facts About the Muscular
System You Didn’t Know”
Muscles can’t
push. They can
only pull
 References:
• https://www.healthline.com/health/fun-facts-about-the-muscular-system#13.-Muscles-usually-work-in-
pairs
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he-body-influence-and-respond-to-movement/muscular-system/major-muscles-involved-movement/
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684769692
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ne-strain/
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