Muscles

Question 1

muscle tissue of the human body

Answer 1

includes skeletal, smooth, cardiac muscles

Question 2

skeletal muscles

Answer 2

striated muscle w/ multiple nuclei [voluntary]
- attach to bones of the skeleton
- operate in antagonist pairs -> 1 flexor and 1 extensor

Question 3

example of skeletal muscles

Answer 3

bicep - flexor = contracts
triceps - extensors = extends/stretches away
*biceps contracts -> triceps -> relax and vice versa

Question 4

Smooth muscles

Answer 4

NON striated muscle [involuntary]
*also called visceral muscle
*found lining the digestive organs and arteries and internal organs
think peristalsis

Question 5

cardiac muscle

Answer 5

striated muscle w/ 1 nucleus [involuntary]
*structure different to skeletal muscles

Question 6

Ligaments

Answer 6

connects bones together (at their ends) where movable joints are formed
*tough and elastic connective tissue (can stretch)

Question 7

Tendons

Answer 7

attach muscles to bones
*fibrous cords (tough and inelastic) connective tissue (can’t stretch)