muscle
DESCRIPTION
Muscle. Overview. Myo- Mys- Sarco-. Striations Elongated cells Attach to cover the skeleton Power Voluntary skeletal, striated, voluntary. Skeletal Muscle. Striated Branched Heart Involuntary Gap junctions cardiac, striated, involuntary. Cardiac Muscle. No striations - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Skeletal Muscle
• Striations• Elongated cells
• Attach to cover the skeleton• Power• Voluntary
skeletal, striated, voluntary
Cardiac Muscle
• Striated• Branched
• Heart• Involuntary• Gap junctions
cardiac, striated, involuntary
Smooth Muscle• No striations
• Walls of hollow visceral organs• Involuntary• Peristalsis
visceral, nonstriated, involuntary
Muscle Functions
#1: Producing Movement
– Skeletal = locomotion and manipulation– Cardiac = movement of blood through heart.– Smooth = squeezes substances through
organ tracts.
Muscle Characteristics
#1 Excitability or Irritability
– Ability to receive and respond to a stimulus.