Quiz 3 Flashcards
Muscles make up half of what?
our body’s mass
What are 3 types of muscle?
Cardiac
Skeletal
Smooth Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Is involuntary and has striations
Smooth Muscle
lines blood vessels and organs (No striation & Involuntary)
Skeletal Muscle
Is voluntary and has striations
Voluntary Muscle
We have to make the muscle
Involuntary Muscle
Our body knows how to do it by itself ex. Heart Pumping
What does muscle generate?
Heat
Movement
Posture
Stabilization of Joints
Muscle has what?
Excitability and Elasticity
What is excitability?
receiving or responding to a stimulus by chemicals called hormones
Contractility
Contracts muscle
Extensibility
Extends muscle
Every skeletal muscle connects to what?
2 Bones
What is the outside layer of the muscle called?
Epimysium
The Striated appearance of skeletal muscle results from what?
The Sarcromere arrangement