There are three main types of muscle tissue in the body: skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle. Skeletal muscle is attached to bones and makes up the majority of muscle tissue in the body. It has several key functions, including producing movement, maintaining posture and position, supporting soft tissues, guarding orifices, and maintaining body temperature.

1. The Muscular System:The Muscular System:
IntroductionIntroduction

2. Muscle tissue is the most abundant
tissue type in our bodies.
There is more muscle tissue than
any other type of tissue.

3. There are three basic types of muscle
tissue:

4. There are three basic types of muscle
tissue:
• Skeletal

5. There are three basic types of muscle
tissue:
• Skeletal
• Cardiac

6. There are three basic types of muscle
tissue:
• Skeletal
• Cardiac
• Smooth

7. Skeletal Muscle
•Each muscle is an organ made of
mostly muscle tissue.

8. Skeletal Muscle
•Each muscle is an organ made of
mostly muscle tissue.
•However, muscles also contain
connective tissue, nerves, and blood
vessels.

9. • Skeletal muscles are directly, or
indirectly attached to the bones of
the skeleton.

10. • Skeletal muscles are directly, or
indirectly attached to the bones of the
skeleton.
• We have approx. 700 skeletal
muscles!

11. Functions of Skeletal Muscle

12. Functions of Skeletal Muscle
1.Produce movement of the skeleton

13. Functions of Skeletal Muscle
1.Produce movement of the skeleton
2.Maintain posture & body position

14. Functions of Skeletal Muscle
1.Produce movement of the skeleton
2.Maintain posture and body position
3.Support soft tissues

15. Functions of Skeletal Muscle
1.Produce movement of the skeleton
2.Maintain posture and body position
3.Support soft tissues
4.Guard exits and entrances
(mouth, anus, etc…)

16. Functions of Skeletal Muscle
1.Produce movement of the skeleton
2.Maintain posture and body position
3.Support soft tissues
4.Guard exits and entrances
5.Maintain body temperature

17. On your body outline, draw, color and
label the following skeletal muscles: