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Страница: 13 из 68The heart wall is made up of special type ofstriated muscle fibres called cardiac muscle. The body is composed of about 600 skeletal muscles. In the adult about 35–40 % of the body weight is formed by the muscles. According to the basic part of the skeleton all the muscles are divided into the muscles of the trunk, head and extremities.
According to the form all the muscles are traditionally divided into three basic groups: long, short and wide muscles. Long muscles compose the free parts of the extremities. The wide muscles form the walls of the body cavities. Some short muscles, of which stapedus is the smallest muscle in the human body, form facial musculature.
Some muscles are called according to the structure of their fibres, for example radiated muscles; others according to their uses, for example extensors or according to their directions, for example, – oblique.
Great research work was carried out by many scientists to determine the functions of the muscles. Their work helped to establish that the muscles were the active agents of motion and contraction.
New words
muscles – мышцы
active – активный
motor apparatus – двигательный аппарат
various – различный
movement – движение
elongated – удлиненный
threadlike – нитевидный
be bound – быть связанным
ability – возможность
capable – способность
scientist – ученый
basic – основной
12. Bones
Bone is the type of connective tissue that forms the body s supporting framework, the skeleton. Serve to protect the internal organs from injury. The bone marrow inside the bones is the body's major producer of both red and white blood cells.
The bones of women are generally lighter than those of men, while children's bones are more resilient than those of adults Bones also respond to certain physical physiological changes: atrophy, or waste away.
Bones are generally classified in two ways. When classified on the basis of their shape, they fall into four categories: flat bones, such as the ribs; long bones, such as the thigh bone; short bones, such as the wrist bones; and irregular bones, such as the vertebrae. When classified on the basis of how they develop, bones are divided into two groups: endochondral bones and intramembraneous bones.
According to the form all the muscles are traditionally divided into three basic groups: long, short and wide muscles. Long muscles compose the free parts of the extremities. The wide muscles form the walls of the body cavities. Some short muscles, of which stapedus is the smallest muscle in the human body, form facial musculature.
Some muscles are called according to the structure of their fibres, for example radiated muscles; others according to their uses, for example extensors or according to their directions, for example, – oblique.
Great research work was carried out by many scientists to determine the functions of the muscles. Their work helped to establish that the muscles were the active agents of motion and contraction.
New words
muscles – мышцы
active – активный
motor apparatus – двигательный аппарат
various – различный
movement – движение
elongated – удлиненный
threadlike – нитевидный
be bound – быть связанным
ability – возможность
capable – способность
scientist – ученый
basic – основной
12. Bones
Bone is the type of connective tissue that forms the body s supporting framework, the skeleton. Serve to protect the internal organs from injury. The bone marrow inside the bones is the body's major producer of both red and white blood cells.
The bones of women are generally lighter than those of men, while children's bones are more resilient than those of adults Bones also respond to certain physical physiological changes: atrophy, or waste away.
Bones are generally classified in two ways. When classified on the basis of their shape, they fall into four categories: flat bones, such as the ribs; long bones, such as the thigh bone; short bones, such as the wrist bones; and irregular bones, such as the vertebrae. When classified on the basis of how they develop, bones are divided into two groups: endochondral bones and intramembraneous bones.