Module 5: The muscular system

Table of Contents

1. Muscle structure
2. Muscle types
3. Muscle types activity
4. Muscle fibre types
   1. Type 1 fibres
   2. Type 2 fibres
5. Muscle fibre type's activity
6. Anterior muscles of the body
7. Posterior muscles of the body
8. Muscles of the body activity

Muscle types

There are over 600 muscles in the human body, accounting for approximately 40% of the average person's weight and these are responsible for all voluntary and involuntary movement that the body makes.

There are three types of muscles within the human body, which vary in their structure, location and type of control.

• Skeletal muscle (voluntary)

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• Smooth muscle (involuntary)

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• Cardiac muscle (involuntary)

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Information on muscle types

Read the information on the different types of muscles by clicking on the link below.

Types of muscle