Ch 3- Muscle Tissues Flashcards
1
Q
What is a muscle cell called?
A
Muscle fiber
2
Q
What are the types of muscle tissue?
A
- Skeletal
- Cardiac
- Smooth
3
Q
What are the characteristics of Skeletal Muscle?
A
- voluntary
- Long cells
- Striated
- Multinucleated
4
Q
Where is skeletal muscle found?
A
Combined with connective tissues and neural tissue in skeletal muscles
5
Q
What are the functions of skeletal muscle?
A
- Moves or stabilizes the position of the skeleton
- Guards entrances and exits to the digestive, respiratory, urinary tracts
- Generates heat
- Protects internal organs
6
Q
What are the characteristics of cardiac muscle?
A
- Involuntary
- Branching cells
- Striated
- 1 central nucleus
7
Q
Where is cardiac muscle located?
A
Heart
8
Q
What are the functions of cardiac muscle?
A
- Circulates blood
- Maintains blood pressure
9
Q
What are the characteristics of smooth muscle?
A
- Involuntary
- Tapered cells
- Nonstriated
- 1 central nucleus
10
Q
Where is smooth muscle found?
A
- Found in the walls of blood vessels and in digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive organs
11
Q
What are the functions of smooth muscle?
A
- Moves food, urine, and reproductive tract secretions
- Controls diameter of respiratory passageways
- Regulates diameter of blood vessels
