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Organ System
Learning Competency: The learners should be able to explain how the

organs of each organ system work together. (S6LT-IIa-b-1)

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Objectives: Describe the structure and function of the parts of muscular

system.

Cognitive: Discuss the proper care of the muscular system.

Psychomotor: Participate actively in the activities given.

Affective: Appreciate the uniqueness and function of the muscular system.

What I Need to Do

In this lesson, you are going to learn and master the competency. Make sure

that you read all the information written in this activity sheet. If you have

confusions, feel free to ask your teacher about it. I know that you will enjoy

this lesson today. Make sure to do all the activities and answer the

assessments. After going through this module, you are expected to be able

to:

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 1. Describe the structure and function of the parts of muscular system.

2. Discuss the proper care of the muscular system.

3. Identify and label the basic structure of the muscular system.

Gearing Up

Direction: Is this part of the muscular system? Identify the following

images.

Getting Better
Muscular System
The muscular system is an organ system, involved majorly in the

movement of the body. There are nearly 700 muscles that are connected to

the bones of the skeletal system, which roughly half make up the human’s

body weight. Every muscle is a different organ made of blood vessels,

skeletal muscle tissue, nerves, and tendons. Muscle tissues are found in the

heart, blood vessels, and digestive system.

THREE KINDS OF MUSCLE TISSUES

Cardiac Muscle

Cardiac muscles are present only in the heart. These muscles are

responsible for the pumping action of the heart and therefore are

responsible for the circulation of blood throughout the body.

Cardiac muscles are also an involuntary type of muscle because the

contraction of these muscles cannot be controlled consciously. Cardiac

muscle cells are uninucleate, striated and branched.

The cardiac muscle cells are straight which reveals that they seem to

have dark and light stripes when seen under a microscope. The protein

fibers arrangement within the cells is responsible for these dark and light

stripes.
Visceral Muscle

Visceral muscles are found within organs such as the intestines, the

blood vessels and the stomach. These muscle tissues cause contractions

within the organs, which help in the transportation of materials within the

organs. 

The activity of these muscles cannot be controlled consciously, and

therefore these are also a type of involuntary muscle. Visceral muscle cells

are uninucleate and spindle-shaped cells. It is also known as a smooth

muscle since it has a uniform and smooth appearance when observed under

the microscope.

Skeletal Muscle

Skeletal muscles are the voluntary muscles of the body. The activity of

these muscles can be controlled by conscious thought. These muscles help

in physical actions such as walking, lifting, writing etc. The skeletal

muscle is responsible for moving the body parts that are connected to the

bone.
 The skeletal muscle cells are multinucleated, cylindrical and striated

in nature.

Ways of taking care of your muscular system

1. Eat rich foods in protein, calcium, minerals and carbohydrates.

2. Exercise often and regularly.

3. Getting enough sleep can also make your muscles healthy.

4. Do not play with sharp objects such as knives, blades or any pointed

object that might injure your muscles.

5. When you stretch your muscles or tendons too far, a strain will occur.

Gaining Mastery

Directions: Choose the correct answer of the given questions.

connected to the bone.

a. Visceral

b. Skeletal

c. Nervous

d. Cardiac

2. What part is missing?

a. Mitochondria

b. Artery

c. Fascicle

d. Myofibril

3. The skeletal muscle cells are multinucleated, ________ and striated in

nature.

a. Straight

b. Branched

c. Compact

d. Cylindrical

4. Cardiac muscle cells are uninucleate, striated and _______.

a. Straight

b. Branched

c. Compact

d. Cylindrical

5. Visceral muscles are found within organs such as the?

a. Head, neck, shoulders

c. Spine, Hip, Buttocks

d. Lungs, Heart, Kidney

6. Do cardiac muscles can be found in any part of the body?

a. Yes

b. Maybe

c. No

d. Not sure

7. . Visceral muscle cells are uninucleate and _______ cells.

a. spindle-shaped

b. curved-shaped

c. cylindrical-shaped

d. straight-shaped

8-10. In your own words, how can you maintain the health and care for

your muscular system?

Rubrics for Scoring

If applicable, provide rubrics on how the learners or their outputs

Movement

The most obvious function of the muscular system is movement.

Organisms have adopted a variety of methods to use the contractile

function of the muscular system to move through the environment.

The most basic movements of fish include contracting muscles on

opposite sides of the body in succession. This action propels them

through the water.

In organisms with limbs, tendons and other connective tissues

are used to secure muscles to the joints and skeleton. Skeletons

may be internal like the human skeletons, or they may be external

like the exoskeleton of crabs. The nervous system coordinates the

contraction of the muscular system to synchronize the movement of

the limbs. Animals like the cheetah, swordfish, and bat have obtained

speeds above 60 miles per hour or more through the power of their

muscles alone.

Circulation
The second and less obvious function of the muscular system is to

assist with circulation. Visceral and cardiac muscle tissues

surround the blood vessels and lymph vessels that carry crucial

nutrients and oxygen to the cells of the body. Cardiac

muscle makes up the heart and supplies the main force for blood

traveling through the body.

Large arteries and veins have associated muscles which can contract

or relax to control blood pressure. The actions of large skeletal

muscles also help pump the blood and lymph fluid throughout the

body. While you exercise and contract large and small muscles, they

push vessels aside, which works like a pump to move fluids around

your body.

Digestion

Much like its ability to move fluids through vessels in the circulatory

system, the muscular system also aids in moving food through

the digestive system. Most digestive organs are surrounded by

smooth muscle tissue. Although the tissue cannot be voluntarily

contracted like skeletal muscles, it is controlled

subconsciously. When food needs to be moved through the gut, the

muscles contract in a synchronized fashion in a wave through the

digestive system. These wave-like muscular contractions are

called peristalsis.
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