The muscular system

dc.contributor.authorWikibooks Contributors
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-30T21:39:38Z
dc.date.available2018-09-30T21:39:38Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThe muscular system is the biological system of humans that allows them to move. The muscular system, in vertebrates, is controlled through the nervous system, although some muscles, like cardiac muscle, can be completely autonomous. Muscle is contractile tissue and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. Its function is to produce force and cause motion, either locomotion or movement within internal organs. Much of muscle contraction occurs without conscious thought and is necessary for survival, like the contraction of the heart or peristalsis, which pushes food through the digestive system. Voluntary muscle contraction is used to move the body and can be finely controlled, such as movements of the finger or gross movements that of the biceps and triceps.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12091/405
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWikibooksen_US
dc.subjectPhysiologyen_US
dc.titleThe muscular systemen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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