Muscle Tissue

Question 1

Skeletal Muscle

Answer 1

A). Characteristics:

• cells are long, cylindrical, striated, and multinucleate.
• contain actin and myosin
• bound together by areolar connective tissue

B). Locations: Combined with connective tissue and neural tissue in skeletal muscle

C). Functions: Moves or stabilizes the position of the skeleton; generates heat; protects internal organs

Question 2

Cardiac Muscle:

Answer 2

A). Characteristics:

• Cells are short, branched, and striated, usually with a single nucleus; cells are connected by intercalated discs
• involuntary

B). Location: heart

C). Functions: Circulates blood; maintains blood pressure

Question 3

Smooth Muscle:

Answer 3

A). Characteristics:
-Cells are short, spindle-shaped, and non striated, with a single, central nucleus.

B). Locations: Found in the walls of blood vessels and in digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive organs

C). Functions: moves food, urine, and reproductive tract secretions; controls diameter of respiratory passageways; regulates diameter of blood vessels