Musculotendinous

Question 1

Tissues in MU

Answer 1

Muscle cells
tendons
connective tissue and fascia

Question 2

types of connective tissue

Answer 2

Epimysium: surrounds entire muscle
Perimysium: surrounds each fascicle
Endomysium: surrounds each muscle cell

Question 3

Connective tissue sheaths are ______

Answer 3

continuous with tendons

Question 4

Behavioral Properties

Answer 4

Contractility: ability to shorten to generate force
Excitability: ability to react to a stimulus
Extensibility: ability to be stretched
Elasticity: ability to recoil after being stretched

Question 5

“active” tissue

Answer 5

Contractile component= Muscle fibers (CC)
-Properties: contractility and excitability

Question 6

“passive” tissues

Answer 6

series elastic component= tendons
Parallel elastic component=fascia and other connective tissues (epi, peri, endo)
-Properties: extensibility and elasticity

Question 7

Hyperplasia

Answer 7

increase in fiber number
-can only happen in birds and amphibians

Question 8

Hypertrophy

Answer 8

increase in fiber diameter (humans)