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Functions of muscle tissue
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1. producing body movments
2. Stabilizing body positions 3. Regulating organ vilumes 4. Movement of substances within the body 5. Producing Heat |
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Properties of Muscle Tissue
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1. Excitiability
2. Contractibility 3. Extensibility 4. Elasticity 5. Thermal |
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3 types of muscle tissue
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1. Skeletal muscle
2. Cardiac muscle 3. Smooth muscle |
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Skeletal Muscle
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-attaches to bone, skin or fascia
-striated with light and dark bands visible with scope -voluntary control of contraction and relaxation -multi-nucleated cells |
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Cardiac Muscle
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-striated in appearance
-involuntary control -autorhythmic because of built in pacemaker -single nucleus per cell |
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Smooth Muscle
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-attached to hair follicles in skin
-in walls of hollow organs--blood vessels and GI -nonstriated in appearance -involuntary |