15: Muscular System

muscular system  Summary The muscular system is composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers, which contain contractile proteins that enable them to Hank tells us the story of our muscular system This complicated chemical dance allows our

In this chapter we describe the gross anatomy of the muscular system and consider functional relationships between muscles and bones of the body SYSTEMS The muscular system is made up of hundreds of muscles They are bands or bundles of fibers Muscles are elastic They stretch and contract like

Big Guns: The Muscular System Hank tells us the story of the complicated chemical dance Functions of the Muscular System · Producing movement Mobility of the body as a whole reflects the activity of the skeletal muscles, which are