Muscles Overview Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two types of muscles?
A
Striated and Smooth
2
Q
Where do you find smooth muscles?
A
gut and blood vessel
3
Q
Where do you find striated muscles?
A
heart and skeletal
4
Q
What is inside striated muscles?
A
Myofibrils- Sarcomere- myosin and actin filaments
5
Q
How does muscle contraction occur?
A
Myosin and actin filaments slide over each other
6
Q
What are the four main functions of muscles?
A
Heat generation (shivering), Movement, Joint stability, posture
7
Q
What is the synovial joint?
A
Most common type of joint found between bones that move against each other
