Muscle Tissues + Nervous Tissue (functions) Flashcards
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Skeletal Muscle
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makes locomotion, facial expressions, posture, and other voluntary movements of the body possible
2
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Smooth Muscle Tissue
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Moves substances (food, blood, urine) along internal passageways.
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Cardiac Muscle Tissue
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Propels blood into circulation
4
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Nervous Tissue
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Transmits electrical signals form sensory receptors to effectors (neurons and neuroglia)
5
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Neuron cells
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Has ability to receive stimuli and respond by generating an electrical signal (action potential) that can travel throughout the body