Three Basic Muscle Types Flashcards
Heart muscles
Cardiac
Muscles found in inner organs, like the digestive system.
Smooth muscles
Which types of muscles have striations?
Cardiac and skeletal.
Does the cardiac muscle branch out?
Yes
What type of muscles are attached to bones by tendons?
Skeletal
Do skeletal muscles branch out?
No, they are parallel.
Which type of muscle needs lots of mitochondria?
Cardiac muscles.
Which systems have voluntary movement?
Only the skeletal system.
What are striations?
Lines on muscles
Which muscles are involuntary?
Cardiac and smooth muscles.
Where are smooth muscles found?
Inner organs, think digestive system.
Which type of muscle doesn’t branch out?
Smooth muscles
Muscles attached to bones are…
skeletal