Prefixes
• Mus-
• Musculo- . Latin, mouse
• Myo-
• Sacro - Greek, flesh
About 50 % of body mass
largest = gluteus Maximus
how many atoms smallest =stapedius (inner ear)
Over 600 individual muscles...
Types of muscle tissue:
skeletal muscle
smooth muscle
cardiac muscle
• M for movement
• Muscles pull, never push
Movement (locomotion) can only be produced by muscle tissue by