Muscles

Different types of muscles

Location and function of different

muscles

Name and characteristics of

different fibre types

Write down 3 questions you would

like answered about muscles.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you should be

able to:

Name and locate the different muscles in

the body

Understand the function of the different

muscles

Name and understand the relevance of

the characteristics of different fibre types

Task

You will each be given a picture

Using your picture prepare a 1 minute talk

Think about how you will make it memorable!

Run through your talk with a partner

Listen to feedback

Make any changes

Types of muscle

Skeletal, voluntary

or striated muscle

Cardiac muscle

Involuntary or

smooth muscle

Voluntary Muscle You have full conscious control over voluntary muscles.

However they can also be involved in involuntary reflexes.

They are also know as striated or skeletal muscle.

They are attached to bone and cause the skeleton to move.

Examples include the triceps and hamstrings.

They are the largest group of muscles in the body.

Front View Back View

The Muscular SystemThese are the major muscles of the body…

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answers with

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PectoralsDeltoids

Biceps

Abdominals

Quadriceps Hamstrings

Latissimus Dorsi

Trapezius

Triceps

Gastrocnemius

Gluteals

Front View Back View

The Muscular SystemThese are the major muscles of the body…

The Structure of Skeletal Muscle

All muscles narrow at each end into tough cords called tendons.These attach the muscle to bone.

Perimysium Tendons

Voluntary Muscle - Structure

A photomicrograph of a section of voluntary muscle showing the individual fibres and the banding pattern

made by the filaments of actin and myosin. (x400)

Banding pattern

Homework

Find a diagram showing the

structure of a muscle and label

all the key terms on Page 32