musculoskeletal system

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  • The musculoskeletal system is the system that supports the body, protects delicate organs and provides movement to the body. It's made of bones and skeletal muscle.
  • the skeleton
  • the muscles
  • what do muscle fibres contain?
    special proteins that are told when to contract by nerves
  • the three types of muscle tissue
    skeletal (voluntary), smooth (involuntary), cardiac
  • muscle movement
  • if muscles can only pull, how do they work?
    they work in pairs or groups