The Muscular System Flashcards
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Smooth Muscle
A
- involuntary
- automatic muscular functions
- move blood through the veins, bile from gallbladder, & food through digestive tract
1
Q
Skeletal Muscle
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- voluntary
* walking, chewing, swallowing, smiling, talking)
2
Q
Vasoconstriction & vasodilation are controlled bu what type of muscle?
A
Smooth Muscle
3
Q
Cardiac Muscle
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- found in the walls of the heart
- involuntary muscle
- has own blood supply, furnished by the coronary artery system
4
Q
what is the primary purpose of the muscles within the blood vessel walls
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to help maintain blood pressure
