INTRODUCTION TO MUSCULAR SYSTEM

Question 1

study of muscles

Answer 1

myology

Question 2

functions of muscular system

Answer 2

movement and contraction
protection
attachment of organs
give shape and form the body

Question 3

basic properties of muscle tissue

Answer 3

excitability
contractility
extensibility
elasticity

Question 4

ability to respond to stimulation

Answer 4

excitability

Question 5

ability to shorten actively and exert a pull, or tension, that can be harnessed by connective tissue

Answer 5

contractility

Question 6

ability to contract over a range of resting lengths

Answer 6

extensibility

Question 7

ability to rebound toward its original length

Answer 7

elasticity

Question 8

non striated and involuntary muscle

Answer 8

smooth muscles

Question 9

functions of smooth muscles

Answer 9

regulate the diameter
propel liquids
expel contents

Question 10

striated and involuntary

Answer 10

cardiac muscle

Question 11

striated and voluntary

Answer 11

skeletal muscle

Question 12

dark, transverse lines crossing the tracts of cardiac cells

Answer 12

intercalated disc

Question 13

functions of skeletal muscle

Answer 13

produce movement
maintain posture and body position
support soft tissue
guards entrances and exits
maintain body temperature

Question 14

outermost layer of the muscle

Answer 14

epimysium

Question 15

inner layer of the muscle that divides the skeletal muscle into series of compartments

Answer 15

perimysium

Question 16

within fascicle

Answer 16

endomysium

Question 17

fixed point of attachment