medical anatomy: muscles
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- Describe the Cardiac Muscle.
- striated, involuntary, forms the heart.
- Describe the Skeletal Muscle.
- striated, voluntary, and attatched the bones.
- Describe the Smooth Muscle.
- non-striated (smooth), involuntary, forms walls of hollow organs.
- During prolonged exercise, the muscle uses up all its what?
- oxygen
- which of the following contracts faster: smooth muscle or Skeletal muscle?
- Skeletal Muscle.
- Name the three major functions of muscles in the body.
- Movement, maintain posture (support), and generate heat.
- what are the three different kinds of muscles tissues found in the body?
- Cardiac, Skeletal, and Smooth.
- What is the purpose of ATP.
- To provided the body with a quick burst of energy for muscle contraction.
- What does the word Contractility mean?
- The ability for muslces to shorten
- What does the word Elasticity mean?
- The ability for a muscle to return to its original shape.