Muscular System Flashcards
1
Q
Which type of muscle allows for blood flow, and propulsion of food through the GI tract?
A
Smooth Muscles (Lining organs)
2
Q
Maintains posture and is responsible for voluntary movements
A
Skeletal Muscles
3
Q
The center of the body that pumps blood throughout the body.
A
Cardiac Muscle
4
Q
What is responsible for tension of muscles? Also shortens and extends.
A
Contractility
5
Q
What causes voluntary or involuntary movements through neural triggers?
A
Excitability
6
Q
This causes muscles to return back to original length.
A
Elasticity
