Muscular System Flashcards
Muscular tissue has how many types?
3 types
Muscle cell is also known as?
Muscle fiber
more cylindrical, multinucleated & it’s stripped
Skeletal muscle
has one nuclei/cell, is branched & also striated /stripe
Cardiac muscle
has dark regions that are connective structures
Cardiac muscle
the dark connecting regions found in the cardiac muscles
Intercalated disc
spindle like muscle
Smooth muscle
connects one cardiac cell to another
Intercalated disc
it means “internal organs”
viscera
type of muscle we can find in the linings of our viscera
smooth muscle
what are the functions of muscular tissue?
producing body movements, stabilizing body positions,
moving substances within the body, generating heat
what are the properties of muscular tissue?
excitability, contractibility, extensibility, elasticity
muscle is attached to the bones by?
tendons
bone is attached to the bone by?
ligaments
a tissue covering that covers a fascicle
perimysium