muscles Flashcards
all muscles are made up of
muscle fibers
what two proteins allow muscles to contract
actin and myosin
what is the cell membrane of a muscle cell
sacrolemma
what is the cytoplasm of a muscle cell called
sacroplasm
skeletal muscle
attached to bones of skeleton and voluntary
cardiac muscle
makes up most of the wall of the heart
involuntary
responsible for pumping action of the heart
smooth muscle
found in internal organs
involuntary
movement
locomotion and manipulation, vision, facial expression (skeletal), blood pumping (cardiac), food digestion, urination (smooth)
support and posture
skeletal
joint stability
skeletal
heat generation
skeletal
protection
skeletal and smooth
excitability
the ability to receive and respond to stimuli
contractibility
the ability to shorten forcibly when stimulated
extensibility
the ability to be stretched or extended