Muscle Tissue Flashcards
Name the 4 types of tissue?
1. EPITHELIAL TISSUE \+ 2. CONNECTIVE TISSUE \+ 3. MUSCLE TISSUE \+ 4. NERVOUS TISSUE
What is a tissue?
GROUP OF SIMILAR CELLS THAT FUNCTION TOGETHER TO PERFORM SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES.
Muscles tissue is made up of specialized cells that use ______ in the generation of force.
Adenosine Triphosphate
ATP
Name the 3 types of muscle tissue?
SKELETAL \+ SMOOTH \+ CARDIAC
Skeletal muscle is also known as what?
STRIATED MUSCLE
stripes
The deep irregular connective tissue called _________ gives muscles shape.
FASCIA
Most skeletal muscles are attached to _________, while some attach to the skin.
BONE
The cell structure of skeletal muscle is ___________ and can be quite long.
CYLINDRICAL
What are the 2 conscious and mostly voluntary functions of skeletal muscle?
MOVEMENT
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HEAT PRODUCTION
Name the type of muscle tissue located in the walls of hollow tubes?
(lungs, blood vessels, stomach, intestines)
SMOOTH
MUSCLE TISSUE
Smooth muscle tissue is __________ shaped.
SPINDLE-SHAPED
Describe the function of smooth muscle tissue?
CONSTRICTION OF MUSCLE TISSUE
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MOVEMENT OF SUBSTANCES THROUGH TUBES
Name the type of muscle tissue with a cell structure of branched striated fibres fitted tightly together, found only in the heart?
CARDIAC
MUSCLE TISSUE
Smooth and cardiac muscle tissue have ____________ control.
INVOLUNTARY
The branches of cardiac muscle tissue have many articulation points for _____________.
COMMUNICATION