_Muscles are active muscular elements that are attached to bones and provide movement to the body._
_Muscles are of several types: skeletal (perform body movements and maintain its shape), cardiac (provide blood flow throughout the body), respiratory (control the functioning of the lungs) and smooth (control the secretion of various glands in the body). Each muscle is made up of muscle fibers held together by connective tissue. Around these muscles there are fatty tissues that maintain their bulk and thermal insulation properties._