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Flashcards by MARIA CRISTINA ROMO, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by MARIA CRISTINA ROMO
almost 7 years ago
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| The muscular system is responsable for the movement of the human body. | The human body has 650 muscles distributed in the head, trunk and extremities. |
| MUSCLES OF THE HEAD They allow you to contract your facial muscles . The smallest movement can turn a smile into a frown. You can raise your eyebrow to look surprised or wiggle your nose. | TRUNK MUSCLES The muscles of the trunk include those that move the vertebral column, the muscles that form the thoracic and abdominal walls |
| A HEARTY MUSCLE The muscle that makes up the heart is called cardiac muscle. It is also known as the myocardium . The thick muscles of the heart contract to pump blood out and then relax to let blood back in after it has circulated through the body. |
TENDONS
A tendon is a tough band of tissue that connects muscle to bone. Tendons are similar to ligaments except that ligaments join one bone to another. Tendons and muscles work together
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Tendon (binary/octet-stream)
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| SMOOTH MUSCLES Smooth muscles — sometimes also called involuntary muscles. They are in your stomach and digestive system | SKELETAL MUSCLES Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles, which means you can control what they do. The skeletal muscles work with your bones to give your body power and strength |
| LIMB MUSCLES like muscles of the pectoral region, upper arm, shoulder or cuadricep muscles |
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