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Skeletal muscles move the body; referred to as ambulation.

There are 4 primary functions of skeletal muscle:

1.Movement

2.Posture or muscle tone

3.Support

4.Heat regulation

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What muscles are muscles that help the skeleton move?

muscles that help the skeleton to move are? just an involuntary muscle


Muscles that help the skeleton move are?

lalalalalal muscles


What are skeletal muscles?

Skeletal muscles are attached to the skeleton and help your bones move.


What skeletal muscles?

Skeletal muscles are attached to the skeleton and help your bones move.


What exercises help the skeleton?

The key would be to strengthen muscles. Muscles support bones.


How does your skeleton help you move?

The bones in our body don't actually move; Our muscles contract (Shorten and thicken), bending out joints and moving our muscles. To actually make a difference, though, the muscles need a point of attachment; the skeleton. The muscles connect to the skeleton via tendons, contract to pull a bone back, and move the bone.


What other system works with the skeleton that allows us to move?

Muscles also help to move.


What is the difference between animals muscles with endoskeletons and exoskeleton?

In animals with endoskeletons, muscles surround the skeleton. In animals with exoskeletons,the skeleton surrounds the muscles.


Why does your skeleton need muscles?

The muscles make things move, the skeleton provides the leverage and the structure on which everything is supported.


How is the human skeleton supposed to help you?

To support, give form and shape, protect and an anchor point for muscles to articulate.


How are the skeletal and muscular systems connected to allow an animal to accomplish movement?

muscles help to tie bones of the skeleton together and supplement the skeleton in supporting the body against the gravity.


Voluntary muscles are attached to the?

skeleton