The muscular system / Amy Adams.

Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 2004.

xv, 209 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-204) and index.

Anatomy of the muscular system -- Energy use by muscles -- Muscular adaptation to exercise -- Development of the muscular system -- Early discoveries in muscle anatomy and physiology -- Current approaches to understanding the muscular system -- Muscular injuries -- Muscular dystrophy -- Other diseases of the skeletal muscles -- Diseases of the heart muscle.