Summary: Anatomy
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Anatomy
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What are the three way muscles differ?
* cell structure
* body location
* how they contract -
What does the prefix mys mean?
muscle -
What does the prefix sacra mean?
Flesh -
What are the characteristics of cardiac muscle?
* striations
* single nucleus
* intercalated discs
* involuntary function -
What are characteristics of smooth muscle?
* no striations
* spindle-shaped
* single nucleus
* involuntary function -
How are smooth muscle cells arranged?
in sheets or layers -
Where is smooth muscle found?
in the walls if hollow visceral organs
* stomach
* urinary bladder
* respiratory passages -
What are characteristics of skeletal muscle?
* attached by tendons to bones
* cigar shaped
* multinucleate
* striations
* voluntary movement -
What protects the fibers from tearing?
connective tissue provides strength and supports the whole muscle -
what wraps several fascicles together?
the epimysium
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