Muscular Flashcards
Attached to bones and responsible for movement
Skeletal Muscle
Only voluntary tissue in the body
Skeletal
Striated and very strong muscles
Skeletal
Found in the heart and and pumps blood throughout the body
Cardiac Muscle
Striated and involuntary
Cardiac Muscle
Found in organ and vessel walls such as stomach, intestines, and blood vessels
Smooth Muscle
Not striated (only ones) and involuntary
Smooth Muscle
Weakest of all muscle tissue
Smooth Muscle
Responsible for the movement of the body
Muscle
Muscle generates force by ____ and moving bones they are attached to
Contracting
Over ___ named muscles in body
700
Muscles makes up approx. ___ of our total body weight
1/2
Control muscles by sending electrical signals/impulses to the muscle
Nerves
Impulses cause muscles to ____ and generate ____
contract; force
Originates in brain -> Spinal Cord -> Axon -> Muscle Nerve -> Muscle Fiber
Nerve Impulse