Muscles and Tendons

Monday, February 22, 2010

Muscles are the fleshy part of the body. They give the body its shape; all movements of the body are done with the help of muscles. There are two types of muscles. Voluntary and involuntary.

Voluntary muscles are found in the head, the neck, the limbs, and the walls of the trunk. They are attached to the bones either directly or by white fibrous bands called tendons. Voluntary muscles are under the control of the will. Movement of the body tale place by the contractions and relations of these muscles.

Involuntary muscles are found on the walls of the stomach and intestines, in the air passages the blood vessels and the heart. They are not controlled by the will. They work under the influence of the set of nerves called the autonomous nerves.

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