Biology Flashcards

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A tissue that has the ability to contract, or shorten, making movement possible

A

Muscular Tissues

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2
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Muscular Tissues are composed of numerous fine fibrils called:

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Myofibrils

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3
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Two kinds of muscles in the body:

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Voluntary Muscle and Involuntary Muscle

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4
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Voluntary Muscles are also called?

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Striated / Skeletal

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5
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Muscle Tissues that are closely attached to skeletal bones

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Skeletal/Striated Muscle

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6
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Striated is also called?

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Striped

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7
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They are muscle tissues bundled together in a parallel

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Skeletal / Striated Muscle

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8
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Smooth Muscle is also called?

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Non-Striated / Visceral

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9
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A type of muscle tissue found in thewalls of hollow organs

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Smooth / Visceral Muscle

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10
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Visceral is found in:

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the intestines, uterus and stomach

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11
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Fusi-form means?

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Taper at both ends

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12
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taper at both ends and do not show striations

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Smooth / Visceral Muscle

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13
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Cell junctions hold them together and they are bundled together in a connective tissue sheath

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Smooth / Visceral Muscle

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14
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A contractile tissue present only in the heart

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Cardiac Muscle Tissue

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15
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Cylindrical in shape, they have branches and there is a single nucleus

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Cardiac Muscle Tissue

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16
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Performs rhythmic contraction and relaxation throughout life

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Cardiac Muscle Tissue

17
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Consists of individual heart muscle cells connected by intercalated discs to work as a single functional organ

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Cardiac Muscle Tissue

18
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Cardiac Muscle Tissue is the:

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  • Contractile Tissue
  • Rhythmic contraction and relaxation
  • Cylindrical, branched and has single nucleus
  • individual muscle cells connected by intercalated discs to work as single organ
19
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Visceral Muscle is the:

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  • found in the walls of hollow organs
  • fusi-form and no striations
  • held by cell junctions in a connective tissue sheath
  • involuntary
20
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Skeletal Muscle is the:

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  • attached to the bone
  • striped and bundled together in parallel