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Fun Facts About Muscles: Types and Functions Unveiled

Explore over 600 muscles in your body, from helping pump blood to enabling movement. Learn about cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscles, along with interesting facts like the gluteus maximus muscle being the strongest. Discover the role of different muscles in maintaining bodily functions and how muscles work together with tendons and fibers. Enhance your knowledge with this informative read!

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Fun Facts About Muscles: Types and Functions Unveiled

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  1. Some Muscle Facts • More than 600 • Muscles help to pump blood • Help you to lift and move • About 40% of your weight • Different shapes and sizes Gluteus Maximus

  2. Masseter Muscle • Is the strongest • It works to keep mouth closed

  3. Eye • Most active • Works when sleeping

  4. Cardiac Skeletal • Smooth – Also called involuntary muscles • Layers or sheets, one layer behind the other • No control • Stomach & digestive muscles • Bladder • Uterus • Eyes • Blood vessel walls Smooth 3 Types of Muscle

  5. Cardiac Muscle • Known as myocardium • A Few Healthy foods: • Salmon, Tuna • Oatmeal • Black beans or kidney beans • Almonds, walnuts • Fruits & Veggies

  6. Skeletal Muscle

  7. Muscle Tone

  8. Tendons Attach to bone

  9. Muscles work together • One set contracts the other relaxes

  10. Muscle Fiber

  11. Need energy- produce waste

  12. Facial Muscles

  13. Protein & Exercise

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