Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
4 major functional characteristics of muscle tissue
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- Contractibility
- Extensibility
- Excitability
- Elasticity
2
Q
Is the ability of muscle to shorten forcefully, or contract.
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Contractility
3
Q
Is the capacity of muscle to respond to a stimulus
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Excitability
4
Q
It means that muscle can be stretched beyond its normal resting length and still be able to contract
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Extensibility
5
Q
is the ability of muscle to recoil to its original resting length after it has been stretched
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Elasticity
6
Q
Skeletal muscle is also called
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striated muscle
7
Q
it is when transverse bands, or striations can be seen in the muscle under the microscope
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Skeletal muscle/striated muscle
