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Muscle Tissue
Question | Answer |
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What are the 3 types of muscle tissue? | Skeletal, Cardia, Smooth |
What is skeletal muscle tissue? | Attaches to bone and provides moment (main focus of this chapter) |
What shape is skeletal muscle? | Striated (light and dark bands) |
What is smooth muscle tissue? | involuntary non-striated muscle tissue |
Where is smooth muscle found? | The walls of hallow internal structures Blood vessels, airways, most organs |
What shape is smooth muscle? | Lack the striations of skeletal and cardiac muscles Because of this is looks non-striates This is what it's termed "smooth" |
Is smooth muscles generally voluntary or Involuntary? | Usually involuntary |
What is Cardiac muscle? | Involuntary striated muscle found in the walls and histological foundation of the heart, specifically the myocardium |
What is autorhythmic? | Cells (pacemakers) refers to the cardiac muscle cells responsible for synchronizing the contractile cells to coordinate a heart contraction. |