THE MUSCLES IN THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM

• Skeletal muscles
• Smooth muscles
• Cardiac muscles

MUSCLES HELP YOU

• Move
• Maintain posture
• Circulate blood through the body

MUSCLE

THE ORGANS IN THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM

• Stomach
• Small intestines
• Large intestines
• Blood vessels

Skeletal muscles move on command.
Cardiac and smooth muscles move without you thinking about it

DID YOU KNOW

• There is 640 skeletal muscles in the human body
• Most muscles are identical bilateral muscles which means they are on both sides.

Muscles are attached to bones with tendons.

You need your muscles for everything you do.

ALS

THE PROPER Name For ALS:

LOU GERHIG

After you get diagnosed with ALS your expected to only live for about 3-5 more years.

YOU CAN'T MOVE YOUR MUSCLES

• Walk
• Talk
• Swallow
• Run
• Jump
• Throw
• Dance

They don't have a treatment or cure for ALS yet.

The cause is not known for 90-95% of cases but 5-10% of cases are inherited from parents.

You usually can get it around the age of 60

Riluzole may extend your life about 2 to 3 months.

In the U.S. 2 per 100,000 people get ALS per year.

Eating bright food may prevent or slow down they onset of ALS.

Men are at a greater risk of getting ALS than woman.

Professional football players have a higher risk of getting ALS because of all the hits to the head.

Omega 3 fatty acid may prevent ALS

ALS is not contagious.

ALS means you are paralyzed

You can still feel hot, cold & the touch of another person.

You can also still see and smell.

If you have ALS your brain can be affected but not for all. If your brain is affected you have a hard time thinking, learning & remembering.

THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM