Basic characteristics of the three types of muscle Flashcards
1
Q
attaches to bone, skin or fascia, striated with light & dark bands visible with scope, voluntary control of contraction & relaxation
A
Skeletal muscle
2
Q
_________ composes the largest share of
muscle weight in the human body
A
Skeletal muscle
3
Q
striated in appearance, involuntary control, autorhythmic because of built in pacemaker
A
Cardiac muscle
4
Q
attached to hair follicles in skin, in walls of hollow organs – blood vessels & GI, nonstriated in appearance, involuntary
A
Smooth muscle
