Muscle/Nerve Tissue

Question 1

Characteristic of muscle tissue

Answer 1

More cells than matrix, contain contractile proteins, high vascularity

Question 2

Characteristics of skeletal muscle

Answer 2

A bands, I bands, striated, can only contract and get shorter, voluntary

Question 3

Characteristics of cardiac muscle

Answer 3

Cells are short and branched, use free fatty acids as fuell

Question 4

Characteristics of smooth muscle

Answer 4

Not striated, tapered at ends, form walls of hallow organs

Question 5

Nervous tissue cell

Answer 5

Neurons

Question 6

____ are lifelong (permanent GO) and require the greatest upkeep

Answer 6

Neurons

Question 7

“Support staff”

Answer 7

Glia cells

Question 8

Receives messages

Answer 8

Dendrites

Question 9

Cell body

Answer 9

Perikaryon

Question 10

Carries messages away from cell body

Answer 10

Axon

Question 11

Release or send the message on

Answer 11

Bouton

Question 12

Space that the message has to travel to reach the dendrite of the next neuron

Answer 12

Synapse

Question 13

Carries message until it reaches the end of the bottom vessel releases message through exocytosis

Answer 13

Synaptic vessels