Muscles of Animals

Myologydeals with the study of muscles (musculi) and their accessory structures such as the fasciae and synovial membranes The muscles are highly specialized organs, which have the property of contracting under the influence of a stimulus

• contractibility is the phenomenon helps them to move those parts of the body to which they are attached
• They are the active part of the locomotion.
• Sylvius is the anthropologist, who first named the muscles.

• The accessory structures of the muscle are-
  1. Fascia
     • Superficial fascia
     • Deep fascia
  2. Synovial membranes
     • Synovial bursa
     • Tendon sheath

• The muscles are classified based on the structure in to three types as-
  1. Skeletal muscle
  2. Smooth muscle
  3. Cardiac muscle
• The muscles are classified based on the function in to two types as-
  1. Voluntary muscle
  2. Involuntary muscle