Difference between revisions of "Muscular System"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''muscles''' in the arm. | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''muscles''' in the arm. | ||
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+ | ==Key Stage 3== | ||
+ | ===Meaning=== | ||
+ | The '''muscular system''' is all the [[muscle]]s and tendons in the body that allow us to move. | ||
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+ | ===About The Muscular System=== | ||
+ | : The [[muscle]]s in the '''muscular system''' are attached to [[bone]]s by tendons. | ||
+ | : Parts of the [[Muscular System]] and the [[Skeletal System]] are joined together and it is sometimes called the 'Musculoskeletal System'. | ||
+ | : The [[muscle]]s are often found in pairs called [[Antagonistic Muscles]]. These [[muscle]]s work against each other so that when part of your body moves, it can move back to where it was again. | ||
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+ | ==Key Stage 4== | ||
+ | ===Meaning=== | ||
+ | The '''muscular system''' is all the [[muscle]]s and tendons in the body that allow us to move. | ||
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+ | ===About The Muscular System=== | ||
+ | : The [[muscle]]s in the '''muscular system''' are attached to [[bone]]s by tendons. | ||
+ | : Parts of the [[Muscular System]] and the [[Skeletal System]] are joined together and it is sometimes called the 'Musculoskeletal System'. | ||
+ | : The [[muscle]]s are often found in pairs called [[Antagonistic Muscles]]. These [[muscle]]s work against each other so that when part of your body moves, it can move back to where it was again. | ||
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+ | ===Extra Information=== | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVL-8zr2hk4}} |
Latest revision as of 20:29, 19 April 2019
Contents
Key Stage 2
Meaning

This picture shows the muscular system of a human
The muscular system is all the muscles in the body that allow us to move.
About The Muscular System
Examples
The muscles in the human face. | The muscles in the arm. |
Key Stage 3
Meaning
The muscular system is all the muscles and tendons in the body that allow us to move.
About The Muscular System
- The muscles in the muscular system are attached to bones by tendons.
- Parts of the Muscular System and the Skeletal System are joined together and it is sometimes called the 'Musculoskeletal System'.
- The muscles are often found in pairs called Antagonistic Muscles. These muscles work against each other so that when part of your body moves, it can move back to where it was again.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
The muscular system is all the muscles and tendons in the body that allow us to move.
About The Muscular System
- The muscles in the muscular system are attached to bones by tendons.
- Parts of the Muscular System and the Skeletal System are joined together and it is sometimes called the 'Musculoskeletal System'.
- The muscles are often found in pairs called Antagonistic Muscles. These muscles work against each other so that when part of your body moves, it can move back to where it was again.