Unit 3.1: Introduction to Muscle Flashcards
1
Q
What is a muscle?
A
Tissue specialised to convert biochemical reactions into mechanical work
2
Q
What are the 2 main functions of muscles?
A
To generate motion & force
3
Q
What are the 3 muscles types?
A
Skeletal, cardiac & smooth
4
Q
What are skeletal muscles? Can it contract on its own?
Are they striated?
A
Attached to bones of the muscle, which control body movement
Contract is response to signal from somatic motor neuron
Striated
5
Q
Where are cardiac muscles found? Are they striated?
A
Found only in the heart, pump to move blood around
Striated
6
Q
What are smooth muscles? Are they striated?
A
Primary muscle of internal organs & tubes
Influences movement of materials through the body
No striations
