Muscular System

Constriction of ______ and vessels is one of the functions of the muscular system

Contraction of the _____ is one of the functions of the muscular system

Production of body ____ is one of the functions of the muscular system

Choose the functions of the muscular system

• Respiration

• Communication

• Maintain posture

• Blood flow

• Movement

One of the functional properties of the muscles which is the

ability of muscle to shorten forcefully, or contract

• Contractility

• Excitability

• Extensibility

• Elasticity

One of the functional properties of the muscles which is the

capacity of muscle to respond to a stimulus

• Contractility

• Excitability

• Extensibility

• Elasticity

One of the functional properties of the muscles which is the

ability to be stretched beyond its normal resting length and still be able to contract 

• Contractility

• Excitability

• Extensibility

• Elasticity

One of the functional properties of the muscles which is the

-       ability of the muscle to recoil to its original resting length after it has been stretched

• Contractility

• Excitability

• Extensibility

• Elasticity

Three Types of Muscle

• - Also known as Striated Muscle

-  with its associated connective tissue, constitutes approximately 40% of body weight.

- so named because many of the muscles are attached to the skeletal system.