Term
|
Definition
| can be signaled by nervous tissue |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| cells shorten and generate pulling force |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| can resume resting length |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| can be extended or streched |
|
|
Term
| Functions of muscle tissue |
|
Definition
produce movement
generate heat
maintain posture |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
"Within-muscle"
innermost connective tissue layer |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
"upon"
Layer of Dense Irregular CT that surrounds the whole skeleton muscle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Expansive sheet of dense irregular CT that separates individual muscles and binds together muscles with similar functions |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| thin, flattened sheet a tendon forms |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| multiple fascicles housing many muscle fibers, CT coverings, blood vessels and nerve fibers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A bundle of muscle fibers separated from other bundles of fibers by a Dense Irregular CT covering |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Muscle cell
Elongated, multinucleated
contains myofibrils |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| long, cylindrical contractile element within muscle fiber |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Short, contractile proteins of two types:
Thick- Myosin
Thin- Actin |
|
|
