Muscular Tissue

Question 1

muscle fibres are held together by _______ to form muscles

Answer 1

connective tissue

Question 2

muscle fibres contain long thread-like proteinaceous fibrils called

Answer 2

myofibrils

Question 3

three types of muscular tissues

Answer 3

skeletal
smooth
cardiac

Question 4

skeletal muscle is also known as

Answer 4

striated muscle

Question 5

most abundant type of muscle

Answer 5

skeletal

Question 6

location of skeletal muscles

Answer 6

found attached to bones

Question 7

are smooth muscles voluntary

Answer 7

no

Question 8

shape of smooth muscle fibres

Answer 8

taper at both ends - fusiform

Question 9

smooth muscle cells are held together by _________ and are bundled together in a ________

Answer 9

cell junctions
connective tissue sheath

Question 10

do smooth muscles show light and dark bands

Answer 10

no

Question 11

location of smooth muscles

Answer 11

wall of blood vessels, stomach, intestine

Question 12

are cardiac muscles branched

Answer 12

yes

Question 13

do cardiac muscle have light and dark bands

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

what are intercalated discs between cardiac muscle cells

Answer 14

gap junctions which help to tranfer impulse

Question 15

location of cardiac muscle

Answer 15

walls of heart