TYPES OF MUSCULAR TISSUE Flashcards
TYPES OF MUSCULAR TISSUE
SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE
CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE
SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE
striated: Alternating light and dark protein bands
SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE
striated, but its action is involuntary
CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE
works mainly in a voluntary manner.
SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE
lacks the striations with involuntary action.
SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE
This built-in rhythm is termed autorhythmicity.
CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE
Forms most of the heart wall.
CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE
It is also found in the skin, attached to hair
follicles.
SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE
moves most of the bones of the skeletons.
SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE
Most skeletal muscles also are controlled subconsciously to some extent.
SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE
located in the walls of hollow internal structures, such as blood vessels, airways, and most organs in the abdominopelvic cavity.
SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE
some smooth muscle tissue, such as the muscles that propel food through your gastrointestinal tract, has autorhythmicity.
SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE
