The Muscular System

Task One

In the human body, there are 21 major muscles.

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These are the origin and insertions of all the major muscles:

Task Two

Within the human body, there are three different types of muscle tissue; skeletal muscle, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle.

Skeletal Muscle: The tissue most commonly thought of as muscle is skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscles cover your skeleton, giving your body its shape. They are attached to your skeleton by strong, springy tendons or are directly connected to rough patches of bone. Skeletal muscles are under voluntary control, which means you consciously control what ...

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