muscles types Flashcards
1
Q
skeletal muscle
A
- strait muscle
- voluntary movement
- found all over the body
2
Q
smooth muscle
A
- visceral muscle
- involuntary movement (peristalsis) of things through body passages
- respiratory tract, stomach, intestines, urinary tract
3
Q
cardiac muscle
A
- myocardial muscle
- involuntary (pumps heart)
- heart
4
Q
agonist
A
tenses, causes movement
5
Q
antagonist
A
relaxes, goes against movement
