Muscular System Part 2:

Question 1

What are the three types of muscle tissue?

Answer 1

1. Skeletal
2. Smooth
3. Cardiac

Question 2

What is smooth tissue?

Answer 2

Smooth muscle cells that make up blood vessels/hollow organs

Question 3

What is skeletal tissue?

Answer 3

Tissue that moves large portions of the body (aka the big obvious muscles)

Question 4

What is cardiac tissue?

Answer 4

Tissue that lives in the heart/pumps blood

Question 5

What are the two types of muscle contractions?

Answer 5

1. Isotonic
2. Isometric

Question 6

What is isotonic?

Answer 6

Any contractions that cause movement of the joint

Question 7

What is isometric?

Answer 7

Any contractions without movement

Question 8

What is agonist and antagonist?

Answer 8

Agonist: Prime mover

Antagonist: Resistance

Question 9

What do synergists and fixaters do?

Answer 9

Synergists: They control the insertion

Fixaters: They stabilize the origins