Muscular

__**Muscular System **__ By: Sarah W., Madison M, Austin D., Ajanae H

__**Function ﻿- **__**G****ives final shape, and moves the body.**

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**﻿3 types of muscles are:** //** WHEN YOU USE THESE MUSCLES: **//
 * **cardiac-** ﻿ a muscle found in the heart
 * ** smooth- ** found in the digestive tract
 * **skeletal-** the muscles attached to bones
 * 1) jumping rope(media type="custom" key="9109088" align="right" skeletal )
 * 2) heart beating( cardiac )
 * 3)  breathing( smooth )

Vertebrates moving the actions of muscles on to the bones.

Involuntary- You can't control. (automatic) some examples: Heart beating, breathing and digesting food Voluntary- You can control. some examples: moving arms, legs, etc...

TENDONS- Tough tissue that connects muscles to bones. Tendons are very tough to break but still can happen so be careful. :) Did you know that.....
 * 1)  Tendons are also called sinews
 * 2) Without tendons you wouldn't be able to move(thanks tendons)
 * 3) Tendons are made of tenocytes, water and collagen
 * 4) Achilles tendon is located in the back of your calf and is very important. It is the most important tendon in the whole body!
 * 5) If you tear a tendon, it will be a long, and really painful healing.

media type="youtube" key="RsWNyqnHQ2I" height="390" width="480" T his is a diagram of all of a persons muscles and tendons.

Some different muscles are..... Biceps, Triceps, Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Calves, Pectorals, Abdominal, and your Gluteus Maximus

You can tone muscles by.... Abs- crunches, sit-ups....

When trying to tone your muscles spread out the work you have to do in a easier scheduale, Also don't push yourself too hard.

**__NOTICE: YOU CAN PULL A MUSCLE SO BEFORE YOU START TO WORK OUT, STRECH AND WARM UP YOUR MUSCLES!__**

There are many diseases that can affect your muscluar system which includes:


 * Polio- which attacks the spinal cord, so the brain can't send messages to the muscles which cause them to not work properly.
 * Tetanus- caused by toxins which are created by bacteria that can infect cuts. This can make the muscles have spasms.
 * Tendonitis- when the tendon becomes irritated and inflamed.The most common way of getting Tendonitis is lack of blood supply to the tendon.

**Remember, every time you move you are using a muscle in your body!**

Ways to keep __**//YOUR//**__ muscular healthy: Those are some GREAT ways to keep your muscular system __AND__ your body healthy! Eating eggs, protiens and dairys will also give you more strength and keep your body healthy!
 * 1) Take some time to exercise, it keeps ALL of your muscles healthy!
 * 2) Eat right! Eat some veggies and fruit. Keep yourself HEALTHY!

__ Muscle fun facts: __

1) Did you know that your muscles make up 40% of your weight! 2) Your hand contains 20 different muscles! 3) It takes 17 muscles to smile, and 43 muscles to frown! 4) Your strongest mucslce is the masseter muscle used for chewing! 5) There are muscles in the root of your hair that give you goosebumps! 6) The hardest working muscle is the eye! 7) The longest muscle has muscle cells that are over a foot long! 8) Strong people have the same amount muscle fiber as you do, its just thicker! 9) If all of your muscles could pull in one direction you could create a force of 25 tons ! 10) Your biggest muscle is the gluteus maximus! 11) You have over 600 muscles in your body! WOW!

How do muscles get bigger?
 * 1) You start to work out
 * 2) When you work out your muscles get tiny rips in them
 * 3) Your body repairs those rips, making the muscle bigger.

For kids the easiest way to make your muscles bigger is just playing, so having fun is working your body !!!!!

Don't excersise to hard, you don't want to strain your muscles, but if you do here are some tips....
 * getting a massage can ease the pain
 * drinking tart cherry juice before working out can ease pain that happens after excersise
 * heating pads may work but don't rely on them
 * mostly don't excersise for a few days when the muscles feel sore just calm down for a few days, or until the muscle doesnt hurt

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