Muscle characteristic Flashcards
All muscle cells share several properties such as?
contractility, excitability, extensibility, and elasticity
Can you control smooth muscles?
No due to it being involuntary.
Can you control skeleton muscles?
Yes due to it being voluntary.
Can you control cardiac muscles?
No it is under involuntary.
How are smooth muscles found?
Sheets, or layers with the layers being behind one another and running in multiple directions.
The cardiac muscle is also know as the?
Myocardium
Skeletal muscles make up how much % of out body weight?
40%
How many individually named muscles are there?
640
How are skeletal muscles arranged?
In layers over the bones (striated)
What are the muscles nearest to the skin called?
Superficial muscles
What are the muscles called that are found inside the body?
Deep muscles
Another word for striated?
Stripped
What do the striated muscles make up?
Musculoskeletal system
What combination is the musculoskeletal system made up of?
Its made up of muscles and skeleton
What are the skeletal muscles held to the bone with..
Tendons