Unit 3 - Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care
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This document contains a selection of detailed notes I attained from my college lectures in my second year of my health and social care course. these came in really handy as this was a topic I really struggled with. I ended up achieving a merit in the exam overall. Hope this is helpful to your revi...
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Muscular system:
Three types of muscles:
Cardiac- involuntary
Smooth- involuntary, non-striated
Skeletal- voluntary, striated
Characteristics of skeletal muscles
Elasticity- ability to recoil to original shape and stretch
Contractility- ability to contract
Extensibility- ability to lengthen
Electrical excitability- ability to respond to an electrical stimulus
Skeletal muscles:
Biceps
Triceps
Quads
Hamstrings
Gluteus maximus
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