Chap 15, Types of Muscles

Question 1

3 types of muscles in the body

Answer 1

1) striated muscle, syn: voluntary or skeletal muscle
2) smooth muscle or involuntary or visceral muscle
3) Cardiac muscle

Question 2

striated muscle

Answer 2

Composed of bands of fibers that make the muscle look striped (striated); attached to bones (voluntary or skeletal muscle).

Question 3

visceral muscle

Answer 3

Muscle that lines the walls of internal organs; smooth or involuntary muscle.

Question 4

cardiac muscle

Answer 4

is striated in appearance but is like smooth muscle in its action. It’s movement cannot be consciously controlled. the fibers of cardiac muscle are branching fibers and are found in the heart.