Muscle Types Flashcards

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Describe voluntary muscles

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  • under conscious control
  • function is to move the skeleton
  • other names are; striated or striped

Eg: biceps, hamstrings

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Describe involuntary muscles

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  • form the walls of various tubes and chambers inside the body
  • cannot be seen
  • also known as ‘visceral’
  • contract under unconscious control

Eg: digestive, reproductive, respiratory and urinary tracts, blood vessels

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Describe cardiac muscles

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  • only found in the heart
  • very fatigue resistant
  • is involuntary but also striated
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What are the three types of muscle?

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  • voluntary (skeletal)
  • involuntary (smooth)
  • cardiac (myocardium)
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