Muscular System Anatomy and Physiology

Skeletal muscle is voluntary and responds to conscious stimuli The cells are striated and multinucleated appearing as long, unbranched cylinders Cardiac

The body has 3 main types of muscle tissue 1) Skeletal, 2) Smooth, and 3) Cardiac Page 7 Page 8 Skeletal muscles attach to and move bones by contracting and

lung anatomy LESSON 5 THE HUMAN MUSCULAR SYSTEM Section I THE SKELETAL MUSCLE 5-1 MUSCLE TISSUES The cellular elements of muscle tissues are specialized to produce

stomach anatomy The muscular system is composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers Their predominant function is contractibility Muscles, attached to bones or