Muscular System Flashcards
tissue or organ of the animal body
characterized by the ability to contract, usually in
response to a stimulus from the nervous system
muscle
it is a result of alternating contraction and
relaxation of muscles.
motion
constitute about 40-50% of the total body
weight of adult.
muscle tissue
The study of muscle is
myology
*Muscle is the contractile tissue of the body and
is derived from the ____ layer of
embryonic germ cells.
mesodermal
contain contractile filaments that
move past each other and change the size of the
cell.
muscle cells
function of muscle
produce force and cause motion
Muscles can cause either ___of the
organism itself or movement of ____ organs
locomotion
internal
type of muscle tissue
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
muscle attached to bones
skeletal muscle
Function is to move bones thus creating movement.
skeletal muscle
- It is striated, contains alternating dark and light bands.
- It is voluntary or it can be controlled at will.
skeletal muscle
It is cylindrical in shape and contain numerous nucleus
located in their periphery
skeletal muscle
Speed of contraction is ___ to ___ in skeletal muscle
fast to slow
do skeltal muscle have rhythmic contraction
no
- Forms the wall of the heart.
cardiac muscle
- Striated, contains alternating dark and light bands.
- Involuntary or it is not controlled at will.
cardiac muscle
- It has a rhythm in contraction.
- Branching in shape, and contain a centrally located nucleus.
cardiac muscle
Possess the intercalated discs, which are unique only to them
cardiac muscle
connect one
muscle fiber to another
intercalated discs
It provides a route for quick muscle action potentials
throughout the heart.
cardiac muscle
Located in the walls of hallow internal structures.
smooth muscle
- It is not striated.
- It is involuntary.
smooth muscle
- Fusiform or spindle shape cells that possess a centrally located
nucleus.
smooth muscle