Muscle system

1. Muscle System
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3. Muscle System
 Function
 Locomotion
 Protection
 Heat production
30-40% of the animal’s body
is muscle

4. Skeletal muscle Cardiac muscle Smooth muscle

5. Muscle System
 Skeletal Muscle
Movement for the
bones
Voluntary movement
Composed of long,
striated bundles that
contract and relax

7. Muscle System
 Skeletal Muscle
Red Muscle
 Contain many mitochondria;
 Lots of blood; contract for long periods of time

10. Muscle System
 Smooth Muscle
Movement
 Controls movements of the
internal organs
 Involuntary.
Examples-- Digestive tract,
urinary tract

12. Muscle System

13. Muscle System
 Cardiac Muscle
Movement
 Muscles that control the heart