MUSCULAR SYSTEM

YOUR LEGS NEED TO BE STRONG TO BE ABLE TO RUN

MUSCLES of hands

• Muscles in your thumb help you hold and make things

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• No matter how hard you try you will never control the muscles that give you goose bumps

MUSCLE SYSTEM

• Muscles make up 40% of your body weight.
• It takes half as long to gain muscle than it does to lose it.
• The smallest muscles are found in the mid ear

MUSCLES

• The muscles of the arms and hands are specifically designed to meet the bodies diverse needs of strength,speed,and precision while completing many complex daily tasks.

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• The muscles of the head and neck perform many important tasks include chewing and movement of the eyes,speech and facial expressions.

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• The only muscle that never gets tired is your heart
• It takes 200 muscles to take one step.
• Muscles can not push.

WHY MUSCLES ARE IMPORTANT

• Without muscles you wouldn't be able to do anything
• The muscular system is responsible for the movement of the human body.Attached to the bones of the skeletal system are about 700 named muscles in your body.