Muscle Tissue Flashcards
Types of muscle tissue
Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal
What does Skeletal Muscle look like
Long, cylindrical, multinucleate cells with obvious ridges
What is Skeletal Muscle function
Initiates and controls voluntary movement
Where is skeletal muscle found
in muscles attached to bones, or occasionally skin
What does cardiac muscle look like
Unorganized stripes, branched and ridged all interlocking at discs
What is Cardiac muscle function
Propels blood into circulation
Is cardiac muscle voluntary or involuntary
involuntary
Where is Cardiac muscle located
The walls of the heart
What does smooth muscle look like
Left to right sheets of spindle shaped cells. No ridges. Very organized
What is Smooth muscle funtion
Propels substances along internal passageways (GI Tract)
Where is Smooth muscle located
Walls of hollow organs
