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  1. Human muscle system | Functions, Diagram, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 29, 2025 · Human muscle system, the muscles of the human body that work the skeletal system, that are under voluntary control, and that are concerned with movement, posture, and …

  2. Muscular system - Wikipedia

    The muscular system is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body. …

  3. Interactive Guide to the Muscular System | Innerbody

    Dec 31, 2025 · Explore the muscular system with Innerbody's interactive 3D anatomy models including the muscles of the arms, legs, chest, back, and more.

  4. Muscles of the Body: Types, Groups, Anatomy & Functions

    Muscles are pieces of soft tissue throughout your body that help you move, breathe, swallow and stay alive.

  5. Muscular system | Learn Muscular Anatomy - Visible Body

    Muscles allow us to move. Smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle move to facilitate body functions like heartbeats, digestion, and moving bones. Neurotransmitters and chemical reactions work …

  6. How to Learn Anatomy: Muscles - Action - TeachMeAnatomy

    Jun 14, 2025 · In this article, we shall look at a six-part framework for describing muscles – site, shape, attachments, action, nerve supply, and blood supply. This structure can be applied to …

  7. Muscle - Physiopedia

    All types of muscles all utilise myosin and actin filaments (see molecular motors) to generate force that leads to cell contraction. In skeletal and cardiac muscle, actin and myosin filaments are …

  8. Types of Muscles: Structure, Physiology, and Functions

    Aug 16, 2025 · Detailed anatomy and physiology of different types of muscles- skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle, including structure, mechanisms, and functions.

  9. Muscular system: 11 main functions and more - Medical News Today

    Jul 10, 2025 · Muscles allow a person to move, speak, and chew. They control heartbeat, breathing, and digestion. Other seemingly unrelated functions, including temperature …

  10. Quick Facts:Muscles - MSD Manual Consumer Version

    Muscles generate energy from food and oxygen that come through your bloodstream. Muscles use this energy to contract (shorten). The bigger the muscles are and the more blood supply …