MUSCULAR SYSTEM

WHAT IT DOES

• Makes up almost half our body weight
• Several kinds of muscles
• Allows movement of the body

MAJOR ORGANS

• Muscles
• Tendon sheathes
• Fasciae
• Bursae

FUNCTIONS

• Movement
• Pushing food and blood
• Contracting the heart

RELATION TO OTHER SYSTEMS

• Integumentary system
• Cardiovascular system
• Digestive system
• Urinary system

FIBROMYALGIA

DIAGNOSIS

• Dull aching pain in body

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

• Dull aching pain
• Sore points in the body
• Fatigue

CAUSES

• Genetics
• Infections
• Physical or emotional trauma

TREATMENT

• Medication
• Therapy
• Surgery