How does the integumentary system work with the muscular system

The integumentary system protects the muscles, which produces heat, and in turn increases blood flow to skin. The heat promotes activation of sweat glands. If we didn't have this protection, the muscles would be damaged by the external environment and would not be able to function properly. Involuntary muscle contractions (shivering) work with the skin to control body temperature. Muscles also act with facial skin to create expressions.

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How are they related?
Reflection of the Muscular System:
Muscular System Diseases & Tests
Description
U-M Credit Eligible
How the muscular and integumentary system work together?
How does musculoskeletal system and integumentary system work together?
How does the integumentary system work with other body systems?
What is the relationship between skin and muscle?

Reflection of the Muscular System:

The muscular system is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body.Attached to the bones of the skeletal system are about 700 named muscles that make up roughly half of a person’s body weight. Muscle tissue is also found inside of the heart, digestive organs, and blood vessels. There are three types of muscle tissue:
Visceral-
   *found inside of organs like the stomach, intestines, and blood vessels
    *contracts to move substances through organs
    *weakest muscle tissue, involuntary control
Cardiac-
    *found only in the heart
    ^pumps blood through the body
    *involuntary control
Skeletal-
    *every action preformed requires skeletal muscle
    *most are attached to two bones across a joint
    *only voluntary muscle
Skeletal muscles are named based on many different factors, including their location, origin and insertion, number of origins, shape, size, direction, and function. Skeletal muscles rarely work by themselves to achieve movements in the body. More often they work in groups to produce precise movements.
Sarcomere Structure
Sarcomeres are made of two types of protein fibers: thick filaments and thin filaments. Thin filaments also known as actin, contain myosin-binding sites that allow myosin to connect and move actin during muscle contraction. Thick filaments also known as myosin, are activated by ATP and bind to actin to create  a contraction.
Motor Units
Nerve cells called motor neurons control the skeletal muscles. Each motor neuron controls several muscle cells in a group known as a motor unit.
Muscle Metabolism and Fatigue
Muscles get their energy from different sources depending on the situation that the muscle is working in. Muscles use aerobic respiration when we need to produce a low to moderate level of force. Aerobic respiration requires oxygen to produce about ATP molecules from a molecule of glucose. When muscles run out of ATP, muscle fibers produce more as needed.

Muscular System Diseases & Tests

There is no single type of doctor that treats muscular diseases and disorders. Rheumatologists, orthopedists and neurologists may all treat conditions that affect the muscles.
inflammatory myopathies:
    *group of diseases that involve chronic muscle inflammation, accompanied by muscle weakness.
myasthenia gravis
    *fluctuating weakness of the voluntary muscle groups
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    * disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement

Diagnostic tests used for the muscular system:
*ESP, DXA, CT, MRI, nerve tests, & ultrasonography.

Sources:

Mostly my notes
"Tests for Musculoskeletal Disorders." : Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2015. <http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/bone_joint_and_muscle_disorders/diagnosis_of_
musculoskeletal_disorders/tests_for_musculoskeletal_disorders.html>.
"Interactions With Other Systems - the Integumentary System." Interactions With Other Systems - the Integumentary System. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. <https://sites.google.com/a/nths219.org/the-integumentary-system/interactions-with-other-systems>.
Zimmermann, By Kim Ann. "Muscular System: Facts, Functions & Diseases." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 25 Nov. 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2015. <http://www.livescience.com/26854-muscular-system-facts-functions-diseases.html>.

Description

In this anatomy course, part of the Anatomy XSeries, you will learn how the components of the integumentary system help protect our body (epidermis, dermis, hair, nails, and glands), and how the musculoskeletal system (bones, joints, and skeletal muscles) protects and allows the body to move.

You will engage with fascinating videos, lectures, and anatomical visual materials (illustrations and cadaveric images) to learn about these properties and functions.

Subjects

Health
Science

Series

Anatomy

Language

English

Duration

4 weeks

Status

Available

U-M Credit Eligible

How the muscular and integumentary system work together?

The muscular system and the integumentary system are similar in that both systems create a complete layer throughout the body, attach to another system through connective tissues, and are vascularized. The entire body is covered with skin, the largest structure of the integumentary system.

How does musculoskeletal system and integumentary system work together?

The musculoskeletal and integumentary systems account for most of the tissue mass in healthy humans: the skin, muscle, and bone account for about 80% of lean body weight [1]. The main functions of the skin are to protect the body from external stressors, maintain temperature, and prevent fluid loss.

How does the integumentary system work with other body systems?

The skin and other parts of the integumentary system work with other organ systems to maintain homeostasis. The skin works with the immune system to defend the body from pathogens by serving as a physical barrier to microorganisms. Vitamin D is needed by the digestive system to absorb calcium from food.

What is the relationship between skin and muscle?

Hypodermis. The hypodermis (also called the subcutaneous layer or superficial fascia) is a layer directly below the dermis and serves to connect the skin to the underlying fascia (fibrous tissue) of the bones and muscles.