Muscle Fiber Structure Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four basic principles of muscle tissues?
A
Excitability
Contractility
Extensibility
Elasticity
2
Q
Excitability
A
The ability to respond to stmulation
3
Q
Contractibility
A
The ability to shorten actively and exert a pull or tension that can be harnessed by connective tissue
4
Q
Extenisbility
A
The ability to continue to contract over a range of resting lengths
5
Q
Elasticity
A
The ablility of a muscle to rebound toward its original length after a contraction
