Chapter 8 cards Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three types of muscle tissue and which one is the only one apart of the muscular system?
A
Skeletal (only one that apart of the muscular system)
Smooth
Cardiac
2
Q
Myology:
A
The study of muscle
3
Q
What percentage of are body weight is attributed to skeletal muscle?
A
20 to 45 %
4
Q
What are the functional characteristics of muscle cells?
A
Excitability
Contractility
Extensibility
Elasticity
5
Q
You stimulate the muscles and they will do work is?
A
excitability
6
Q
Muscles ability to shorten is?
A
contractility
7
Q
Muscles ability to starch longer than they are is?
A
extensibility
8
Q
Muscles ability to come back to resting state after being stretched.
A
Elasticity
9
Q
Muscle + energy >
A
muscle contraction + heat
