Muscle and Nervous Tissue Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
A
- skeletal
- cardiac
- smooth
2
Q
describe skeletal muscle tissue
A
striated, each fiber is multi-nucleated, long cells that attach to skeleton
3
Q
describe cardiac muscle tissue
A
striated, mono-/di-nucleated shorter cells
4
Q
what are intercalated disks?
A
dark lines, connect one cardiac cell to another, only found in the heart
5
Q
describe smooth muscle
A
NOT striated, mono-nucleated smaller cells that almost looks like dense regular connective tissue without waviness, involved in involuntary muscles and organs
6
Q
what does nervous tissue conduct
A
electrical signals
7
Q
what 2 cell types is nervous tissue composed of?
A
- neurons: the nerve cells that actually conduct signals
2. neuroglial cells: smaller cells that provide support and maintain the environment
