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muscular system words and descriptions
Question | Answer |
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What are the three types of muscle tissue? | Smooth, cardiac, and skeletal |
smooth muscle | makes up the walls of the hollow body organs as well as those of the blood vessels and respiratory passageways. |
cardiac muscle | makes up the heart's wall and creates the pulsing action of that organ. |
skeletal muscle | constitute the largest amount of the body's muscle tissue making up about 40% of the total body weight. |
what are three functions of skeletal muscles? | 1. movement of the skeleton. 2. maintenance of posture. 3. generation of heart. |
What are the three types of muscle tissue? | Smooth, cardiac, and skeletal |
smooth muscle | makes up the walls of the hollow body organs as well as those of the blood vessels and respiratory passageways. |
cardiac muscle | makes up the heart's wall and creates the pulsing action of that organ. |
skeletal muscle | constitute the largest amount of the body's muscle tissue making up about 40% of the total body weight. |
what are three functions of skeletal muscles? | 1. movement of the skeleton. 2. maintenance of posture. 3. generation of heart. |