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What is the purpose of smooth muscle cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle?
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A muscle is a tissue that is composed of cells with the ability to contract and relax. Because of those two specialized actions, the body is able to move. The muscles in the human body are specialized into three different functions:
Skeletal muscle is striated (striped in appearance) and allows the skeleton to move voluntarily. (walking, waving, typing this answer)
Smooth muscle is responsible for involuntary movement of the organs. (the muscles that tell you it's time to go to the bathroom)
Cardiac muscle is just that. Cardiac means heart. It is the muscle that pumps blood around your body.
WHEW! I passed medical terminology this quarter with flying colors but that was a lot of typing. I only got a c- in typing. :)
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What are the 3 subtypes of muscle tissue?
Striated,smooth,and skelital cardiac, skeletal, and smooth
Which muscle tissue has several nuclei per cell?
Smooth muscle tissue
What are some different types of muscles?
There are three muscle types, skeletal, smooth and cardiac. Skeletal and cardiac are both striated muscle, whereas smooth muscle is not.
Give examples of three types of muscles?
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, and Skeletal Muscle
How cardiac muscle similar to both smooth muscle and skeletal muscle?
Cardiac muscle tissue, like skeletal and smooth muscle tissue, can undergo hypertrophy.Unlike both smooth and skeletal muscle, cardiac muscles have cells that branch.
How is cardiac muscle similar both muscle smooth and skeletal muscle?
Cardiac muscle tissue, like skeletal and smooth muscle tissue, can undergo hypertrophy.Unlike both smooth and skeletal muscle, cardiac muscles have cells that branch.
What are the three types of muscles?
The three types of muscle are skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle.Well anatomically speaking the three primary types of muscles are: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
What is cardiac smooth muscle?
There is nothing really called 'cardiac smooth muscle'. Cardiac muscle is striated like skeletal muscle but it is not under your control like skeletal muscle is. It acts more like smooth muscle because of this reason. But we only use the terms smooth muscle, striated (skeletal) muscle or cardiac muscle.
How is cardiac muscle similar to both smooth and skeletal muscles?
Cardiac muscle tissue, like skeletal and smooth muscle tissue, can undergo hypertrophy.Unlike both smooth and skeletal muscle, cardiac muscles have cells that branch.
How is cardiac muscle and muscle muscle similar to both smooth?
Cardiac muscle tissue, like skeletal and smooth muscle tissue, can undergo hypertrophy.Unlike both smooth and skeletal muscle, cardiac muscles have cells that branch.
What are the 3 kinds of muscle?
Skeletal, Smooth and Cardiac
What are the 3 different muscle types?
The 3 different types of muscle are smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle. Smooth muscle is located on the walls of hollow organs, cardiac muscle is located on the wall of the heart, and skeletal muscle is located on skeletal muscle organs (most organs). Their functions include movement in walls of hollow organs, pumping of blood, and movement of bones, heat production and posture, respectively. Cardiac and smooth muscle are involuntary, whereas skeletal muscle is voluntary. Both cardiac and skeletal muscles have striations, but smooth muscle does not.
