Muscular systen

• Muscles make up more than half your body weight


  The smallest muscle in the human body is the Stapedius which is found in your middle ear
• Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by tendons, they allow us to move our limbs.
• Muscles can contract, pull & relax but they cant push or stretch themself 


  The human body is made up of approximately 696 muscles
• The human body consist of (3) different kinds of muscles they are the Skeletal Muscle, Smooth muscle & Cardic Muscle


  The most powerful muscles in the body are those that run the lenght of the spine
• 85% of our body heat is generated by muscle contract


  Our muscle fibers are working together to heat up our body
• The largest muscle in the body is the gluteus maximus (Butt Muscle)


  it takes over 200 muscles working together just to walk
• Muscles are involved in the beating of your heart, digestion of your food as well as activities like running, jumping, lifting etc


  The type of muscle responsible for moving your arm is called Voluntary muscle
• Involuntary muscles is found in and around the organs such as the intestines and around blood vessels. It works without you consciously controlling it or even being aware of it. under microscope it appears smooth with no stripes


  Heart is a type of involuntary muscles
• Voluntary muscles enable movement

  Involuntary muscles is essential in maintaining body systems. it helps to move substances around the body allowing us to keep cells supplied with oxygen and nutrients

  Cardic muscle makes the heart pump. the heart ensures that the other muscles are well supplied with all the things they need to perform physical activities


  Fitness training will strengthen cardiac muscles