General Properties of Muscle Tissue

Question 1

Ability of muscle to shorten forcefully or contract

Answer 1

Contractility

Question 2

Capacity of muscle to respond to a stimulus (ex. Smooth and cardiac muscle involuntarily receive neural signals to contract

Answer 2

Excitability

Question 3

Muscle can stretch than its normal resting length and still be able to contract

Answer 3

Extensibility

Question 4

Elasticity

Answer 4

Ability of muscle to recoil to its original length