Anatomy: Muscular System

Question 1

What are the three tissues of the muscular system?

Answer 1

• Skeletal
• Cardiac
• Smooth

Question 2

What tissue attaches to bone and is involved in the movement of bones?

Answer 2

Skeletal

Question 3

Describe the skeletal tissue

Answer 3

Striated and very strong

Question 4

Which tissue is the only voluntary muscle tissue in the body?

Answer 4

Skeletal

Question 5

What tissue can be found in the heart?

Answer 5

Cardiac

Question 6

Is cardiac muscle striated?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Is cardiac muscle tissue voluntary or involuntary?

Answer 7

Involuntary

Question 8

Where is smooth muscle tissue found?

Answer 8

Walls of hallow organs
- Stomach and intestines
- Blood vessels
- Eyes
- Skin

Question 9

Which tissue is considered the weakest?

Answer 9

Smooth

Question 10

Is smooth tissue involuntary or voluntary?

Answer 10

Involuntary (controls the unconscious part of the brain)

Question 11

How many muscles are in the body?

Answer 11

About 700 named muscles

Question 12

What tissue is attached by tendons?

Answer 12

Skeletal muscles

Question 13

What are tendons?

Answer 13

Tough bands of connective tissue that have strong collagen fibers

Question 14

What are collagen fibers?

Answer 14

Firmly attach the muscle to the bone

Question 15

What powers the contraction and relaxation?

Answer 15

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Question 16

Muscular system

Answer 16

An integrated system in the body that is vital for controlling involuntary and voluntary movement

Question 17

Tissue

Answer 17

A group of cells with similar structure that function together as a unit, but at a lower level than organs

Question 18

Bone

Answer 18

Hard calcified material that makes up the skeleton

Question 19

Skin

Answer 19

The thin layer of tissue that covers the body

Question 20

Skeletal muscles

Answer 20

Muscles that attach to bones are connected to communicate with the central nervous system

Question 21

Tendons

Answer 21

Tough connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

Question 22

Collagen

Answer 22

The primary structural protein of connective tissue

Question 23

Sacromere

Answer 23

Contracting unit of a muscle

Question 24

Contraction

Answer 24

The process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in a muscle