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Name given to contracting units of muscle fibers?
Muscle Cells
What is the name for the rhythmic smooth muscle?
The rhythmic smooth muscle is called the visceral smooth muscle. It is found in the walls of organs such as the intestines, uterus, and blood vessels, and it contracts and relaxes spontaneously to generate rhythmic movements.
Different types of nerve cells in the nervous system?
The three different types of nerve cells are Motor, which sends concious information to muscles (i.e. Movement) ; Sensory, which transmit information in the opposite direction (i.e. Pain); and Autonomous, which send semi- and subconcious information to muscles (i.e. Heartbeat, breathing, digestion). (University of Chicago, 2010)
What is the name of the muscle attached to the hair follicle?
The root of each hair follicle is connected to the small arrector pili muscles are small muscles attached to hair follicles in mammals. Each arrector pili muscle has a bundle of smooth muscle fibers which attach to the follicular units which have nerves.
Muscle between stomach and first part of small intestines?
There is a bilayer of muscles in the intestines called the muscularis externa. There is an inner circular layer and outer longitudinal layer. These two layers are responsible for the slow regular propulsion of food called peristalsis.
What is the name of the tissue in are stomach?
muscle tissue, the muscle is called smooth muscle
What type of connective tissue contains spindle shaped cells?
Smooth muscle has this appearance. Because you don't seen that banding pattern (although it is there), it is given the name smooth muscle.
Do smooth muscle cells posses central nuclei but lack striations?
Smooth muscle is not striated, hence the name smooth muscle.nonotcardiac muscle
What is another name for involuntary muscles?
It is called involuntary muscle or smooth muscle.
What is the other name of visceral muscle?
Smooth Muscle
What is a voluntary muscle tissue?
This is muscle tissue that you have to think to make it move. Another name for it is skeletal muscle.
Name the three kind of muscles found in human beings?
Smooth, striated, and cardiac are the three kinds of muscle tissue found in human beings.
What is the name of the most common smooth muscle?
Skeletal muscle
What are three types of muscles tissue in your body?
The three main types are skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle. Skeletal muscle has a striped appearance earning its other name striated muscle. It is designed to work at a moments notice but it tires easily. Smooth muscle is not striped. It is designed to work slowly so therefore it tires slowly. Cardiac muscle is also striated. Cardiac muscle is designed to work continuously without tiring out.
Name the type of muscle tissue found in your heart?
the type of tissue which is found in our heart in cardiac muscle
What is the name is given to the type of the tissue heart?
Cardiac tissues, smooth muscle, endothelial cells. Cardiac Muscle found in the hearts chambers right and left atrium and riht and left ventricle. This tissue perform the pumping of the heart. Smooth muscle tissues provide stability and flexibility so that the large arteries can contract and expand. Edothelial cells line the chambers and vessels. They stop blood components from moving to the muscle and help prevent clotting.
Why is a muscle considered a tissue?
Muscle fiber (myofiber) is the cell, muscle tissue is the type of tissue, lots of muscle tissue and some connective tissue is a muscle organ, and those muscle organs are all parts of the muscle system. All have the same name but mean different types when it is clarified in to the anatomical units.
