the muscular system by gracson byrd. organs tendons ligaments skeletal muscles smooth muscles...
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The Muscular System
By Gracson Byrd
Organs• Tendons• Ligaments• Skeletal muscles• Smooth muscles• Cardiac muscles
Tendons
• Connect muscle to bone • Get damaged easily• Torn tendon can result
in surgery
Ligaments
• Connect bone to bone• Several in your body
Interactions
• Skeletal system1. Includes bones and
skeletal muscles2. The closest interaction
the Muscular system has
3. They’re connected by tendons
4. Both systems are dependent on each other
Interactions cont…
• Digestive/Excretory/ Respiratory system1. Includes intestines,
other organs, and smooth muscles
2. Smooth muscles help push digested and undigested food through the intestines
3. Digestive/Excretory system relies on muscular system.
Interactions cont…
• Cardiovascular system1. Includes heart and
cardiac muscles2. Cardiac muscles pump
the heart3. Both systems are
dependent on each other
Facts
• There is about 640 skeletal muscles in your body• It actually takes more muscles to smile than to frown (12 to
110)• Muscles do not push, they can only pull• The eye muscles are the busiest muscles in the body moving
about 10,000 times a day• Your butt muscles (Gluteus Maximus) are the largest
muscles in your body• Muscles in the middle of the ear are the smallest• Chewing muscles are the strongest• The Starorious is the longest
Work Cited
• http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ruptured_tendon/article_em.htm• http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ruptured_tendon/article_em.htm• http://www.magicalrobot.org/BeingHuman/2010/03/fascia-bones-and-
muscles• http://muaythaitraining.wordpress.com/• http://www.777888.eu/en/internal-systems-and-organs/• http://medicfrom.com/advice-for-health/the-family-doctor/disease-of-th
e-cardiovascular-system/• http://
www.wisegeek.org/how-many-muscles-are-there-in-the-human-body.htm
• http://zidbits.com/2011/09/does-it-really-take-more-muscles-to-frown-than-to-smile/
• http://www.buzzle.com/articles/muscular-system-facts.html• Mrs.Hunt