Lesson 6, Chapter 1

Question 1

Cardiac muscle

Answer 1

Muscle that makes up the walls of the heart

Question 2

Smooth muscle

Answer 2

Muscle that is found in the walls of organs (except the heart) and blood vessels

Question 3

Skeletal muscle

Answer 3

Muscle that’s attached to bones

Question 4

Muscle fibers

Answer 4

individual muscle cells

Question 5

Contractility

Answer 5

The ability to shorten when stimulated by a motor neuron

Question 6

Extensibility

Answer 6

The ability to be stretched