A&P Ch. 6 Reveiw Flashcards
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Which muscle tissue is voluntary?
Skeletal muscle
Which muscle tissues are involuntary?
Smooth and cardiac
Which muscle tissues has multinucleate cells?
Skeletal
Which muscle tissue is uninucleate with no striations?
Smooth
Which muscle tissues have striations?
Cardiac and skeletal
Which muscle tissues has branching chains and intercalated discs?
Cardiac
Which muscle tissue moves rapidly
Skeletal
Which muscle tissues moves very slow with rhythmic contractions ?
Smooth
Which muscle tissue is found in the heart?
Cardiac
Which muscle regulates the nervous system?
Smooth
Which muscle tissue maintains posture?
Skeletal
What is the Endomysium?
Thin connective tissue invested each muscle cell.
Which is the Sarcomere?
Contractile unit of muscle
List the functions of muscle?
Maintains posture, producing movement, stabilizes joints, and generating heat.
What is the sarcolemma of a skeletal muscle?
Plasma membrane
Thick filaments are composed of .
Myosin
Thin filaments are composed of .
Actin
The force of a contraction is caused by
The sliding of the filaments.
What is the neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscle
ACh
What is a synaptic cleft?
Nerve endings and the muscle cell never touch, the ‘’gap’’
What releases the neurotransmitters?
Axon terminal
What do myosin heads heads attach to during a contraction?
Action filaments
What part of the muscle cell shortens during a contraction?
Sarcomeres
Muscle twitch
Single, Brief jerky contraction