Muscular Tissue Flashcards
1
Q
Skeletal Muscular Tissue
A
– attached by tendons to the bones of the skeleton
– moves part of the body
2
Q
Is skeletal voluntary or involuntary control?
A
Voluntary
3
Q
Skeletal Cells
A
– arise during development when multiple cells fuse into long cylindrical fibers
– multinucleated
– striatins
4
Q
Smooth Muscular Tissue
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– moves substances in the lumens of the body
5
Q
Is smooth voluntary or involuntary control?
A
involuntary
6
Q
Smooth Cells
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– lack striatins
– single nucleus
– spindle-shaped
– found in intestine, bladder, etc.
7
Q
Cardiac Muscular Tissue
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found only in the walls of the heart
8
Q
Is cardiac voluntary or involuntary control?
A
involuntary
9
Q
Cardiac Cells
A
– have striatins
– single, centrally-placed nucleus
– appear fused together
