Muscle tissue

Question 1

Describe the four characteristics of muscle tissue, and the major structural and functional differences among the three types of muscle tissue

Question 2

Describe the five key functions of muscle

Question 3

Describe the microscopic anatomy of a skeletal muscle fiber

Question 4

Identify the contractile elements - myofibrils- of skeletal muscle

Question 5

Describe the neuromuscular junction, and motor unit

Question 6

Outline the steps involved in the sliding filament model of muscle contraction

Question 7

Define muscle tension and tone, and isotonic, isometric, concentric and eccentric contractions

Question 8

Describe energy use in muscle cells, and list the three sources for adenosine triphosphate production in muscle cells

Question 9

Define a twitch and discuss its component parts

Question 10

Define wave summation, and differentiate it from unfused, and fused tetanus

Question 11

Describe the relationship of the fascia, nerves, tendons and blood vessels to skeletal muscles

Question 12

Describe the structural and functional characteristics that allow skeletal muscle to be classified into three main types

Question 13

Describe the structure and function of cardiac muscle

Question 14

Describe the structure and function of smooth muscle

Question 15

List the ways skeletal muscles are named