THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM There are THREE main types of muscle within our body. Cardiac (the heart), Smooth (involuntary – e.g. the bladder/intestines), and Skeletal (voluntary e.g. the biceps). – In relation to AS Physical Education we are concentrating in this section on SKELETAL muscle. SKELETAL muscle is responsible for the body’s mechanical movement, and is central to our study of movement analysis. Properties of Skeletal Muscle Extensibility: Elasticity: Contractility: Functions of Skeletal Muscle Movement Support and Posture Heat production
THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM There are THREE main types of muscle within our body. Cardiac (the heart), Smooth (involuntary – e.g. the bladder/intestines), and Skeletal (voluntary – e.g. the biceps). In relation to AS Physical Education we are concentrating in this section on SKELETAL muscle. SKELETAL muscle is responsible for the body’s mechanical movement, and is central to our study of movement analysis. Properties of Skeletal Muscle Extensibility: Elasticity: Contractility: Functions of Skeletal Muscle Movement Support and Posture Heat production
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