Muscle Tissues

Question 1

Characteristics

Answer 1

Consists of specialized fibers, held together by connective tissues
Contractile => voluntary & involuntary bodily movements
Has LOTS of mitochondria

Question 2

Types

Answer 2

Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth

Question 3

Skeletal D.

Answer 3

Large, long
Has many peripheral (around the edges) nuclei Obvious striations
Innervated

Question 4

Skeletal F.

Answer 4

Voluntary movements
Manipulation of environment (e.g. picking up objects, walking)
Facial expression

Question 5

Skeletal L.

Answer 5

Attached to bones, tongue, eyeballs and sometimes to skin

Question 6

Cardiac D.

Answer 6

Cylindrical, branching
Connected by gap junctions
Uninucleate
Striations

Question 7

Cardiac F.

Answer 7

Pump blood along vessels into circulatory system

Question 8

Cardiac L.

Answer 8

Heart

Question 9

Smooth D.

Answer 9

No striations, spindle-shaped
Arranged closely to form sheets
Single central nucleus

Question 10

Smooth F.

Answer 10

Propels substances along passageways
Involuntary movements (shivers, goosebumps)

Question 11

Smooth L.

Answer 11

In walls of hollow organs