Muscular System Physiology. Function of Muscle Tissue. The main function of the muscular system is movement. Muscles are the only tissue in the body that has the ability to contract and therefore move the other parts of the body.Related to the function of movement is the muscular systemâs second function: the maintenance of posture and body position.Muscles often contract to hold the body still or in a particular position rather than to cause movement.elated to the function of movement is the muscular systemâs second function: the maintenance of posture and body position. Muscles often contract to hold the body still or in a particular position rather than to cause movement.
Derby is a city in New Haven County, in the New Haven-Milford metro area. The community was named for Derby, England.
To the north of Hampden County is modern-day Hampshire County; to the west is Berkshire County; to the east is Worcester County; to the south are Litchfield County, Hartford County, and Tolland County in Connecticut. Hampden County is part of the Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the most urban county in Western Massachusetts. The Knowledge Corridor surrounding Springfield-Hartford is New England's second most populous urban area (after Greater Boston) with 1.9 million people.