Characteristics Of The Muscular System

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The Muscular System/2-3 Milestone One

I selected the Muscular system for my milestone one assignment because of its fascinating facts and functions and how we need this system in order for our bodies to move. The muscular system is the muscles of the body. And its made up of over six hundred muscles. I started learning about the muscular system by reading chapters 4 and 5 for my weekly homework assignment, however, I was so interested in the information I was learning such as the muscle and its functions.

I looked for more information from other resources like Online websites, Youtube and the pamphlets at my doctor's office. I came to learn that there are many functions of the muscular system that need to work together in order for the system to work properly. Such as the five major properties, five types of movements 3 types of muscles of the muscular system. Without the muscular system, we wouldn't be able to move our skeleton (bones) that is the primary reason for the muscular system is body movement. But we also need the help of the nervous system. It is important for the reading of the stimulation and responding of our nerves. Which brings us back to the 5 major properties of the muscular system, muscles are excitable or irritable and they are contractable when the muscle is …show more content…

Book Title Essentials of human anatomy & physiology
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Website TitleYouTube
Article TitleThe Muscular System Explained In 6 Minutes
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