Muscular System Anatomy and Physiology

Question 1

What the three types of muscle tissues?

Answer 1

1. Skeletal Muscle
2. Cardiac Muscle
3. Smooth Muscle

Question 2

Skeletal Muscle:

Answer 2

Attached to bones and responsible for movement

Question 3

What is the only voluntary tissue in the body?

Answer 3

Skeletal Muscle

Question 4

Cardiac Muscle

Answer 4

Found in the heart and pumps blood throughout the body.

Question 5

Smooth Muscle:

Answer 5

Found in organ and Vessel wall such as stomach, intestines, and blood vessels.
Involuntary, weakest of all muscle tissue

Question 6

What is the function of muscle tissues?

Answer 6

Responsible for movement of the body

Question 7

How many named muscles are in the body?

Answer 7

Over 700

Question 8

How much of our body weight do our muscles take up?

Answer 8

About half

Question 9

How do nerves control muscles?

Answer 9

Nerves control muscle by sending electrical impulses to the muscle, causing the muscles to contract and generate force

Question 10

Where does the nerve impulse start?

Answer 10

The nerve impulse originates in the brain through the spinal cord into the muscle: brain > spinal cord > axon > muscle nerve > muscle fiber