Exam 2 Flashcards
What are muscle functions
Movement, manipulation of external objects, mixing of bodily fluids, expulsion from organs, head production, sound production, air movement,
Muscle types
Smooth, skeletal, cardiac
What is skeletal muscle
Most abundant, composed of long multiplnucleated cells, voluntary movement
What is cardiac muscle
Found in heart, vigorous and rhythmic, involuntary movement, individual uncleared cells
What is smooth muscle
Slow involuntary movement, found in GI tract, circulatory system, eyes, respiratory tract, comprised of nucleated fusiform cells
What are fusiform cells
Wide in middle with tapered ends
What are muscle classifications
Striated, unstriated, voluntary, involuntary
What muscle(s) are striated
Skeletal and cardiac
What muscle(s) are unstriated
Smooth
What muscle(s) are voluntary
Skeletal
What muscle(s) are involuntary
Cardiac and smooth
Types of skeletal organization
Endomysium, perimysoum, epimysium
What is endomysium
Connective tissue between fibers
What is perimysium
Connective tissue that groups fibers
What is epimysium
Connective tissue around entire muscle