Skeleton and Muscles

The bones of the skeleton are highlighted here.  Difference between cardiac, smooth and skeletal muscle.  Finally, here is a chart that lists a few of the major muscles we will look at.


For those of us interested in seeing muscles in a cadaver you can explore here.

Muscle Contraction Physiology

This link represents the diagram of a muscle cell.  View an animation of how muscle fibers contract here.  This Youtube video shows the importance of ATP in the contraction of muscles.