Histology and organology Flashcards
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only type of tissue capable of contraction
muscle
why is muscle tissue capable of contraction
presence proteins: of actin and myosin
which muscle tissues are involuntary?
smooth, cardiac
skeletal muscle is also called
striated muscle
why does skeletal muscle have striations
contractile proteins
shape of skeletal muscle cells
cylindrical
plasma membrane in skeletal muscle is also called
sarcolemma
number of nucleus in skeletal muscle
multiple: multi-nucleated
movement of skeletal muscle
voluntary
function of intercalated disc
help muscle cells have synchronised contraction
cardiac muscles number of nucleus
1: uninucleated
movement of cardiac muscle
involuntary
shape of cell of smooth muscle tissue
spindle-shaped or fusiform
number of nucleus for smooth muscle cell
1: uninucleated
movement of smooth muscle
involuntary
nervous tissue main function
conductivity, receipt, process and transmit info
main components of nerve tissue
neurons, neuroglia
main function of neurons
transmit nerve impulses or electrical impulses
neuroglia is what type of cell
supporting cell
parts of neurons
axon, dendrite, cell body
function of dendrites
receive electrical impulses
part of the neuron that is short and numerous branching processes radiating from the cell body
dendrite
function of cell body
send transmitted electrical impulses to axon
single, thin, long process from the cell body
axon