Muscle Tissue and Joints Flashcards
what are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
what are the 4 main functions of muscle tissue?
facilitate movement, open and close body passageways, thermoregulation, and maintaining posture/support for joints
where is skeletal muscle tissue located?
all throughout the body
what type of muscle tissue functions for movement under voluntary control?
skeletal
what type of muscle tissue has the appereance of very long, cylindrical cells, striations, and peripherally located multinucleated cells?
skeletal
where is smooth muscle tissue located?
GI, urinary , vascular tissue
what type of muscle tissue functions via contractions that control movement of material under involuntary control?
smooth
What type of muscle tissue has the appearance of short, spindle shaped cells that lack striations and have a single, central nucleus?
smooth
where is myocardium (cardiac muscle) located?
muscle of the heart
what type of muscle tissue functions to contract the heart to pump blood under involuntary control?
myocardium
what type of muscle tissue has the appearance of short, bifurcated cells with striations and centrally located mono- or bi-nucleus?
myocardium
what type of muscle tissue has intercalated discs?
myocardium
what do intercalated discs do?
rapid transport of impulse
what is responsible for the rapid transport of impulse in the myocardium?
intercalated discs
what are the 5 parts of skeletal muscle organization?
muscle, fascicle, muscle fiber (myocyte), myofibrils, myofilaments
what is the connective tissue that surrounds the whole muscle?
epimysium
what is the connective tissue that surrounds fascicles?
perimysium
what is the connective tissue that surrounds the muscle fibers?
endomysium
what is the term for repeating contractile units that give muscle the striated appereance?
sarcomeres
where are sarcomeres located?
myofibrils
what are the two myofilaments found in sarcomeres?
myosin and actin
what myofilament is thick?
myosin
what myofilament is thin?
actin
what is described as the linear contraction achieved by thick and thin myofilaments sliding against each other?
sliding filament mechanism