9.1 Overview of Muscle Tissue

Question 1

organs that are attached to bone and skin

• striated
• voluntary

Answer 1

Skeletal muscle

Question 2

muscle found only in heart

• striated
• involuntary

Answer 2

Cardiac muscle

Question 3

muscle found in the walls of hollow organs

ex. stomach, urinary bladder, airways
- not striated
- involuntary

Answer 3

Smooth muscle

Question 4

characteristic of muscle with the ability to receive and respond to stimuli

Answer 4

Excitability (responsiveness)

Question 5

characteristic of muscle with the ability to shorten forcibly when stimulated

Answer 5

Contractibility

Question 6

characteristic of muscle with the ability to be stretched

Answer 6

Extensibility

Question 7

characteristic of muscle with the ability to recoil to resting length

Answer 7

Elasticity

Question 8

Involuntary, autonomic nerves, hormones, local chemicals

Answer 8

Smooth muscle

Question 9

Branching chains of cells; uni- or binucleate; striations; intercalated discs

Answer 9

Cardiac muscle cells

Question 10

Involuntary; intrinsic system regulation, hormones, and autonomic nervous system controls

Answer 10

Cardiac muscle

Question 11

Striated, voluntary, and attached to the skeleton

Answer 11

Skeletal muscle

Question 12

Voluntary via axonal endings of the somatic nervous system

Answer 12

Skeletal muscle

Question 13

Single, fusiform, uninucleate; no striations

Answer 13

Smooth muscle cells

Question 14

Striated, involuntary, found in the heart

Answer 14

Cardiac muscle