What are the main functions of skeletal muscles?

Answer 1

• The major functions of the skeletal system is for support and protection.
• to protect your internal organs like your heart,stomach.etc
• and also for support because without your bones you wont be able to move or even stand up.that is why you have a spine and a spinal cord

Answer 2

Agonist: is a muscle whose contraction is chiefly responsible for producing a particular movement Antagonist: are muscles whose actions oppose movement produced by another muscle Synergist: is a muscle that helps a prime mover work efficiently Hope this helps

Answer 3

There are three types of muscle tissue found in the human body. There are visceral muscles, which consist of smooth muscle tissue, which is controlled by the autonomic nervous system and responds to both hormones and neural stimulation. Smooth muscles have no striations, as the nucleus is centrally located. Thus, they are involuntarily controlled. Then, there is cardiac muscle, which is only found in the heart and is also stimulated by neural activity and hormones. Lastly, there are skeletal muscles, which aid in the movement of the body and is mostly attached to bones by means of tendons. These muscles are striated, and are voluntarily controlled. Skeletal muscles can further be sub-divided into two categories: red and white muscles. Red skeletal muscle tissue consists of a chemical not found in the white skeletal muscle called myoglobin. Myoglobin is a protein-like molecule, which aids in the storage of oxygen, which is essential to its function. Thus, this extra molecule is responsible for giving red muscles their coloring.

Answer 4

1. Facilitates movement
2. Maintains posture
3. Produces heat

Answer 5

All muscle contracts in one way or another.

Answer 6

Movement