Muscular systemMuscular systemVocabularyVocabulary

Muscular systemMuscular system

• Provides movement for the bodyProvides movement for the body

• Maintains postureMaintains posture

• Generates heatGenerates heat

• Stabilizes jointsStabilizes joints

Skeletal MuscleSkeletal Muscle

• Attached to bonesAttached to bones

• Contract to pull bones Contract to pull bones

• Under voluntary controlUnder voluntary control

Cardiac MuscleCardiac Muscle

• In the walls of the heartIn the walls of the heart

• Involuntary controlInvoluntary control

Smooth MuscleSmooth Muscle

• Found in hollow organs such as the stomach, Found in hollow organs such as the stomach, intestines, and bladderintestines, and bladder

• Involuntary controlInvoluntary control