Muscle Tissue Types

Question 1

STRUCTURE OF SKELETAL MUSCLE?

Answer 1

STRIATED; LONG AND CYLINDRICAL; MULTINUCLEATED. Attaches to bones or sometimes skin (facial muscles). Forms external urethral and anal sphincters

Question 2

STRUCTURE OF CARDIAC MUSCLE:

Answer 2

ONLY IN THE HEART; SHORT AND SQUARE-LIKE; CELLS CAN BE BRANCHED; ONE OR TWO NUCLEI; STRIATED; HAS INTERCALATED DISCS

Question 3

SMOOTH MUSCLE:

Answer 3

PRIMARILY IN WALLS OF HOLLOW ORGANS, BLOOD VESSELS, AND IRIS OF THE EYE; ONE NUCLEUS; SQUAMOUS SHAPE BUT POINTY ON THE ENDS

Question 4

Function of skeletal muscle?

Answer 4

VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT. thermoregulation

Question 5

Function of cardiac muscle?

Answer 5

INVOLUNTARY. Pumps blood

Question 6

Function of smooth muscle?

Answer 6

INVOLUNTARY. moves materials in internal organs

Question 7

Functions of muscle tissue include ______.

Answer 7

voluntary movements of body parts, propulsion of materials through digestive tract, contraction of the heart