Ch 9 After Exam 2 - Muscular System

Question 1

The ability of a muscle to shorten with force:

Answer 1

Contractility

Question 2

Capacity of muscle to respond to a stimulus (from our nerves):

Answer 2

Excitability

Question 3

Muscle can be stretched to its normal resting length and beyond to a limited degree:

Answer 3

Extensibility

Question 4

Ability of muscle to recoil to original resting length after stretched:

Answer 4

Elasticity

Question 5

This type of muscle is responsible for movements, facial expressions, posture, respiratory movements, etc.:

Answer 5

Skeletal

Question 6

This type of muscle are the walls of hollow organs, blood vessels, eye, glands and skin:

Answer 6

Smooth

Question 7

Some functions of smooth muscle:

Answer 7

propel urine

mix food in digestive tract

dilating/constricting pupils

regulating blood flow

Question 8

This type of muscle is autorhythmic and had involuntary control:

Answer 8

Cardiac