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There are almost ____________________ muscles in the body , which can make up almost half of your body weight . Muscles
have three main functions :
? ____________________
? Maintaining ____________________
? Production of heat

The muscular system is also involved in the movement of ____________________ such as ;
? Blood
? ____________________
? Urine
Muscles play a part in order to stand upright , the fibres of some muscles create ____________________ and rigidity . Heat
is created by the movement generated by the muscles .
Each muscle is approximately 75% ____________________ , 20% protein and 5% mineral salts , glycogen and fat .

Skeletal muscles are composed of bundles of muscles fibres called ____________________ . These bundles and muscles
are surrounded by connective tissue sheaths .
The epimysium is the outer layer which encircles the entire muscle .
The perimysium surrounds collective bundles of muscles , whilst the ____________________ surrounds the individual
muscle fibre . This layer contains blood capillaries that supply blood containing oxygen and nutrients , and
remove waste products .

The three main types of muscle are voluntary , which is mainly attached to the bone , ____________________ , which is
found inside the digestive and urinary tracts as well as the walls of blood vessels , and finally cardiac ,
which is only found in the walls of the heart .