Muscles

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Your Muscular system  Do you know what muscles are? Well muscles are tissues that contract Muscles move joints to which our jointed by shortening and pulling one end of the muscles closer to the other end. Muscles are all made of the same material, a type of elastic tissue sort of like the material in a rubber band. Muscles don't just help your body form they do every thing from pumping your blood throughout your body to helping you lift your heavy backpack. You control some muscles while others control themselves like your heart. They do thier job. Thousands or even ten thousands of small fibers make up each muscle. Muscles move joints to witch our jointed but shortening and pulling one end of the muscles closer to the other end. Provides movement and pruduces heat.

COOL FUN FACTS The Strongest Muscle is the master muscle used for chewing. Muscles help you lift your back pack and ride your bike Did you know how many steps you take in a year well guess so guess what you take approximately 5 million steps per year using your leg muscles!!

// Its amazing how many muscles you have in your body and in your smile it takes 17 muscles in your face to just smile // Muscles account for approximately 40% of you body weight.

How many fibers do you think you have in the index of your finger do you know? Well if you think you know, write a comment. If you don't we have the answer!!!! The answer is down below.

The answer is ......... The muscles that bend in the index finger have 1000 muscle fiber!!! In you index finger. That's amazing.

Smooth Muscles Smooth muscles sometimes are called Invountary muscles are usaully in sheets, or layers behind one and another. Belive it or not you can not control these muscles even with the cardie act muscles in your body. Your brain and body tell these muscles what to do without you even thinking about it. Smooth muscles are always at work even when your sleeping are resting they work all around your body like your Stoamach and Digestive system, they contract which means tighten up, and relax to allow you to swallow your food or water. Smooth muscles come handy when your ever sick and need to throw up. Smooth muscles are also found in your Bladder. When there relaxed they allow you to hold your pee (Urine) until you find a bathroom.

T he muscles that make up for your heart is called the Cardiac Muscles. It is also called a Myocardium muscles. The thick muscles of the heart contact to pump your blood out and then the muscles relax to let the blood flow back thought after the blood has circularted around the body. Just like Smooth muscles, the Cardiac muscles work all by there self without you even thinking about it.
 *  The Cardiac Muscles **

The Skeletal Muscles The ones that shows how strong you are like kicking a soccer ball or jumping up and down these are your Skeletal muscles. Sometimes called Straiated muscles. You can control your Skeletal muscles, unlike your Cardiac muscles and Smooth Muscle. So for example if you want to bend down you can make your muscles bend down are for example booting a soccer ball or doing curtwheels and handstand you control your body. These muscles make up for Musculoskeletal system-the combination of your muscles and your skeletal, or bones. There is so much to your skeletal Muscle. s media type="youtube" key="RsWNyqnHQ2I" height="195" width="240" align="left"

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