Muscle Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
Q

Muscle tissues are highly specialized to do what

A

contract and shorten to produce movement

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2
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how many types of muscle tissues are there name them

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there are 3, skeletal muscles, cardiac muscles, and smooth muscles

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3
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skeletal muscles tissue is packaged by what tissue

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connective tissue

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4
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connective tissue packaged skeletal muscles tissue into what organs

A

skeletal muscles

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5
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skeletal muscles are attached to what

A

the skeleton

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6
Q

we can control skeletal muscles how

A

voluntarily consciously

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7
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these skeletal muscles form what

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the flesh of the body or the so called muscular system

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8
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when skeletal muscles contract they do what

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pull on bones or skin

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9
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the contraction of these skeletal muscles results in what

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gross body movement or facial expressions

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10
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describe cells of skeletal muscles

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The cells of skeletal muscle are long, cylindrical, multinucleate, and they have obvious striations (stripes).

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11
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skeletal muscle cells are uni or multi nucleated

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multi

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12
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skeletal muscle cells are striped or no

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yes they are striped

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13
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skeletal muscles are elongated how does that help their function

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provide a long axis for contraction

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14
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skeletal muscles are often called what

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muscle fibers

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15
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cardiac muscle is found only in the

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heart

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16
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when cardiac muscle contracts what happens

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As it contracts, the heart acts as a pump and propels blood through the blood vessels.

17
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does cardiac have stripes

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yes it has stripes

18
Q

cardiac cells are uni or multi nucleated

A

uni nucleated

19
Q

describe cardiac cells

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uni nucleated relatively short, branching cells that

fit tightly together (like clasped fingers) at junctions called intercalated discs.

20
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what is the name of the junction that cardiac cells fit in

A

intercalated discs

21
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describe intercalated discs

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contain gap junctions that allow ions to pass

freely from cell to cell

22
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the intercalated cells allowing that ties the cardiac cells to a what

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This ties the cardiac cells into a functional syncytium resulting in rapid conduction of the exciting electrical impulse across the heart.

23
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what does the functional syncytium result in

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rapid conduction of the exciting electrical impulse across the heart

24
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how are cardiac muscles controlled

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Cardiac muscle is under involuntary control, which means that we cannot consciously control the activity of the heart.

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why is it called smooth muscles tissue
no striations are visible
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describe cells of smooth muscle tissue
The individual cells have a single nucleus and are spindle-shaped (pointed at each end)
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smooth muscles cells are uni or multi nucleated
single nucleus
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where is smooth muscles found, give examples
Smooth muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach, uterus, and blood vessels.
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As smooth muscle in its walls contracts, what happens to the cavity of the internal organ
the cavity of an organ alternately becomes smaller (constricts when smooth muscle contracts) or enlarges (dilates when smooth muscle relaxes) so that substances are propelled through the organ along a specific pathway.
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smooth muscle: | the cavity constricts when what
smooth muscle contracts
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smooth muscle: | the cavity dilates when what
smooth muscle relaxes
32
the contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle allows for what
that substances are propelled through the organ | along a specific pathway
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in comparison to other smooth muscle contracts much more what
slowly
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Peristalsis
a wavelike motion that keeps food moving through the small intestine, is typical of its activity