The Muscular and Skeletal Systems
The muscular system, which includes skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles, is controlled by the nervous system (except, of course, for the cardiac muscle that functions involuntarily) and is responsible for movement. Consisting of 206 bones as well as joints, cartilage and ligaments, the skeletal system provides the strong, internal framework that supports our body. This Web guide spotlights a selection of Web sites on the muscular and skeletal systems that range from the simple to the complex.
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Expand All Guide SectionsMuscular and Skeletal System Basics
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The Skeletal and Muscular Systems for Kids and Teachers
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Advanced Muscular and Skeletal System Resources
Orthopedists who need to reference information about a specific injury, med students in search of high-resolution images of specific muscles and athletes wanting to better understand their strength training regimen can all find what they seek at the sites below.
Dulcinea's Insight
- Orthopedic doctors and surgeons should note that, although the sites in this section of the Web guide include advanced information and resources that can serve as useful references, you’ll also find more basic information and illustrations that would be useful for showing and explaining injuries and ailments to patients.
- Even experts might encounter an unfamiliar term or two while doing research. When that happens, consult BioAnth.org’s extensive Glossary of Skeletal Anatomy.
Dulcinea's Picks
Loyola University Medical Education Network
features a Master Muscle List that allows you to generate a list of muscles either by region or alphabetically. Select any one of the more than 100 muscles to access an image as well as the origin, insertion, action and nerve associated with that muscle.
The eSkeletons Project
allows you to view the bony anatomy of the human body and learn about the important morphological and muscular features of its skeleton. Select a bone to launch the interactive viewer and see several images of the bone as well as “overlays” depicting major muscle origins, insertions, articulations and morphological features. Three-dimensional bone morphology can also be viewed using QuickTime.
E-anatomy
lets you click on any region of the body for numerous three-dimensional, labeled, animated images as well as several labeled cadaver photographs. The site also displays more than 1,500 slices from normal CT and MR exams, thus covering the entire sectional anatomy of the human body.
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