Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
Function
A
Contractility
Form
Heat
2
Q
Types
A
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
3
Q
Muscles have the property of contractility.
A
They also provide form and procedure heat for the body.
4
Q
There are three types of muscles
A
Skeletal, also called striated, muscles move the skeleton. They are attached to the skeleton by tendons.
Cardiac muscle is the heart muscle. It is involuntary muscle that pumps blood throughout the body.
Smooth muscles is found in the walls of hollow organs of the body like the esophagus to move food through bladder to control urine flow and even in your eyes.