Muscular Tissue Flashcards
These tissues facilitate movement with the contraction and relaxation of its fibers. It is used for locomotion.
Muscular Tissue
How are muscular tissues classified according to their nervous control of muscles?
Voluntary
Involuntary
What are the 3 types of Muscle tissue?
1) Smooth (or visceral)
2) Cardiac
3) Skeletal
This muscle tissue has striations
Voluntary in control .
Makes MOVEMENT possible in verterbrates
Skeletal muscle
This muscle tissue is usually found in the digestive organs
INVOLUNTARY Control
NO striations
Smooth muscle (or visceral)
this muscle tissue has muscle striations
Has vigorous rhythmic contractions
moves the heart
INVOLUNTARY CONTROL
Cardiac muscle
A series of ridges, furrows or linear marks. Used as a form of classification in muscle tissues
Striations