PPT-Muscular tissue Muscle is a

soft tissue found in most animals Muscle cells contain protein filaments of actin and myosin that slide past one another producing a contraction that changes both the length and the shape of the cell Muscles function to produce force and . More than 600 muscles in our bodies (about 650). Muscles make up approximately half of the human body’s weight. The human heart will beat . about 40 million times a year. , and . a person's heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times by the time of their 70th birthday.. What it is…. Muscular Dystrophy is a family of hereditary disease that cause progressive and steady muscle weakening.. Duchenne. and Becker muscular dystrophy, (which are just 2 forms of MD) alone affect approximately 1 in every 3,500 to 5,000 boys.. Muscular . System Functions:. Muscle Tissue Can Contract (shorten) and Relax (lengthen). This causes mobility and provides support.. Allow for movement of:. skeleton – muscles are connected to bones. Susan Levin 2011. What muscles are you using right now? . Make a list. Exit Ticket. What are the functions of the muscular system?. Why do muscles work in pairs?. Science . Words to know. Muscle. Voluntary muscle. A. Connective Tissue General Characteristics. 1. . Connective tissues:. a. Bind. . b. Support. . c. Protect. . d. serve . as frameworks. . e. fill . spaces. . f. store . fat. . g. produce . Muscle Pretest. Muscle Pretest. a. allows movement . b. . enables voluntary and involuntary movement. c. . . voluntary. – movements you can control. . ex. . Shooting a basketball, playing piano, . Learning Objectives:. Describe the functions of the muscular system. Identify structures of the muscular system and the function of each. Describe methods of assessment of the muscular system. Describe disorders of the muscular system. UNIT OBJECTIVE. To provide the students the necessary knowledge to take their previously determined (written) fitness goals and create the muscular fitness portion of their IFP (Individual Fitness Plan) in regard o the F.I.T. principle that was learned and assessed for understanding during Personal Fitness Unit 1.. group of inherited . ___________________________________ diseases . muscles enlarge due to . _______________________________ tissue . deposits, . but muscle fibers . _. Caused by a lack of the . cytoplasmic. Clinical Genetics – Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University. Nao . Fujitani. , Pranav Naresh . Gajria. , Sumeet Gulati. Pathology. (Definition). Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder affecting the largest gene in the human body. Name the three bones in your arm. The three bones in your arm include…... Describe three functions of skeletal system. E.g. - The skeletal system is responsible for BLOOD PRODUCTION. The bone marrow inside larger bones produces blood cells. DIRECTOR. SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES, CSJMU. MUSCULAR STRUCTURE. Mainly three types of fibres are found in human skeletal muscles. These are:. Type I or Slow twitch oxidative fibres. Type II a or Intermediate fibres or fast twitch red fibres or fast twitch oxidative glycolytic fibres. The muscular . tissue consists . of all the muscles of the body. These make up . almost 42. % of total body weight, and are composed of . long cells . known as fibers. The fibers are different lengths and vary in color from white to deep red. . Villacrés. Carlos . Carlosama. Signs. and . symptoms. Progressive muscular wasting. Poor balance. Drooping eyelids. Atrophy. . Scoliosis.  (curvature of the spine and the back). Inability to walk.