Chapter Ten Muscular Tissue

Question 1

Three types of muscle tissue

Answer 1

Cardiac
Smooth
Skeletal

Question 2

Which muscle tissues are striated and which are not

Answer 2

Cardiac (striated)
Smooth (non striated)
Skeletal (striated)

Question 3

Define striations

Answer 3

Alternating light and dark protein bands

Question 4

Myology

Answer 4

The study of muscles

Question 5

Which nervous system controls which muscle tissues

Answer 5

Somatic: skeletal

Autonomic: smooth and cardiac

Question 6

Where are skeletal muscles usually found

Answer 6

Attached to long bones

Question 7

Where is cardiac muscle found

Answer 7

Lining the heart wall

Question 8

Where is smooth muscle found

Answer 8

Lining the walls of hollow organs, blood vessels, airways, and in skin attached to hair follicles

Question 9

Contraction and relaxation of the heart is controlled by

Answer 9

A natural pacemaker which is controlled by the autonomic nervous system

Question 10

Autorythmicity is defined as

Answer 10

The heart’s natural ability to beat without conscious thought which is driven by it’s natural pacemaker and is sped up and slowed down by hormones or neurotransmitters

Question 11

Some smooth muscle has the property of

Answer 11

Autorythmicity