Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three types of muscle
A
Cardiac
Smooth
Skeletal (striated)
2
Q
Skeletal muscle appears striped
What is this called and what are the colours
A
Striated and red and white
3
Q
What’s the difference between cardiac muscle and skeleal muscle?
A
Not attached to skeleton
Myogenic (originates in the muscle and not from nerve impulses)
4
Q
What three things is skeletal muscle responsible for ?
A
Locomotion/breathing
Postural support
Heat production
5
Q
What type of muscles Bend?
What type of muscles straighten?
A
Flexors
Extensors
6
Q
What are tendons?
A
Attach muscle to bone. Strong fibrous inelastic, full of collagen.
