Muscle Tissue Flashcards
also called visceral tissue
smooth involuntary muscle tissue
composed of elongated cells with tapered ends
smooth involuntary muscle tissue/ visceral tissue
fusiform
elongated cells with tapered ends
contains homogenous or clear sarcoplasm and centrally located nucleus
smooth involuntary muscle tissue/ visceral tissue
found in internal organs which bring about involuntary movement in these organs
smooth involuntary muscle tissue/ visceral tissue
also called skeletal muscle
striated voluntary muscle tissue
composed of long, cylindrical cells
striated voluntary muscle tissue/ skeletal muscle
filamentous
long, cylindrical cells
contains tin and transparent scarcolemma
striated voluntary muscle tissue/ skeletal muscle
sarcoplasm contains parallel rows of myofibrils with alternating light (I-band) and dark bands (A-band) forming striations
striated voluntary muscle tissue/ skeletal muscle
multinucleated
striated voluntary muscle tissue/ skeletal muscle
found attached to the body skeleton responsible for the voluntary movement of the body
striated voluntary muscle tissue/ skeletal muscle
also called cardiac muscle
striated involuntary muscle tissue
composed of linear, branching bundles of fibers joined end to end by the intercalated disc
striated involuntary muscle tissue/ cardiac muscle
with elongated nucleus centrally located between diverging cells
striated involuntary muscle tissue/ cardiac muscle