Exam 2 Slide show Muscle Tissue (Pt1) Flashcards
What are the three types of muscle tissue?
Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth
Which muscle tissue exhibits autorhythmicity?
Cardiac tissue
Which muscle tissue is striated and involuntary
Cardiac
Which muscle tissue is non-striated and in voluntary
Smooth
which tissue is striated and voluntary
skeletal
Which muscle is located in blood vessles, airways, and abdominopelvic organs?
Smooth
Which muscle tissue has a “degree” of autorhythmmicity?
Smooth
Muscle tissues generate heat, which is a process known as
thermogenesis
What are the four properties of muscle tissue
- Electrical excitability
- Contractility
- Extensibility
- Elasticity
What is the ability to carry and respond to action potentials, in muscle tissue?
Electrical excitability
What is the ability to contract when stimulated by an action potential, in muscle tissue?
Contractility
What is the ability to stretch without being damaged, in muscle tissue?
Extensibility
What is the ability to return to its original shape after contraction or extension, in muscle tissue?
Elasticity
What is known as a bundle of muscle fibers?
Fascicle
What is an organelle in a muscle fiber composed of filaments?
Myofibril