Diseases of the digestive and muscular system
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The document discusses the muscular and digestive systems. It notes that the muscular system contains three major muscle types: cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles, with cardiac and smooth being involuntary and skeletal being voluntary. It also outlines that the digestive system involves both mechanical digestion in the mouth and chemical digestion in the stomach, with the digestive tract being a long, winding tube called the alimentary canal starting at the mouth and ending at the anus, and the stomach can hold between 0.5 and 4 liters depending if empty or full after a meal.
Diseases of the digestive and muscular system
- 1. Diseases of the Digestive and Muscular System Group#4 Muscle Bueno, Feliz Grace Aguilar, Veronica Seraspe, Ma. Alexandrea Marcilino, Ann Therese Follosco, Lois Pearl Asuncion, Gary Peralta, Michael Dionela, Moli Banta, Angela
- 2. The Muscular System Points to remember: It is compose of 3 major types of Muscles: The Cardiac Muscle, The Smooth Muscle and the Skeletal Muscle. Both the Cardiac and Smooth Muscles are Involuntary Muscles. The Skeletal Muscle is a Voluntary Muscle.
- 3. The Digestive System Points to Remember: Mechanical Digestion takes place in the mouth while Chemical Digestion takes place in the stomach. The Digestive tract is basically a long, winding tube called the alimentary canal (gut). It starts at your mouth and ends at your anus. When empty, the stomach holds barely 0.5 litres, but after a big meal it can stretch to more than 4 litres.