Paul Kasher Flashcards
length smooth muscle
30-200um
nucleus smooth muscle
mono-nucleated, central
appearance smooth muscle
spindle shaped, tapered ends, non-striated
location smooth muscle
lining of the respiratory ,cardiovascular, digestive and reproductive tract
control of smooth muscle
involuntary (automatic nervous system)
length cardiac muscle
50-100 um
nucleus cardiac muscle
mono-nucleated mainly (<5)
appearance cardiac muscle
branched, striated
location cardiac muscle
lining of the heart
control of cardiac muscle
self-contractible, involuntary (automatic nervous system)
skeletal muscle length
up to 0.3m
skeletal muscle nucleus
multi-nucleated (>100s)
skeletal muscle appearance
elongated, striated
skeletal muscle location
muscles, attached to skeleton
skeletal muscle control
voluntary, somatic NS