Muscular System Flashcards
1
Q
muscular system
A
-muscle cells specialized to contract
-permits movement of body
-maintains posture/ heat production
-blood circulation
2
Q
cardiac muscle
A
-only heart (heart wall and close parts of the great vessels)
-intercalated discs: short, branching fibres
-striped/striated
-INVOLUNTARY
3
Q
smooth muscle
A
-digestive tract, blood vessels, bladder, airways, uterus
-lines various organs/ blood vessels & attach to hair follicles
-involved in heat production
-nonstriated
-INVOLUNTARY
4
Q
skeletal muscle
A
-attached to bone by tendons
-striated
-VOLUNTARY
-enables movement of body
-supports + positions skeleton / protects soft tissues
