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Muscle Tissue features and activity
All about Muscle tissue anatomy & Physiology
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/11/2010

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Term
4 basic functions of muscle tissue
Definition
1. produces movements (through contractions)
2. stabilizes body positions
3. moves and stores substances (food, blood, urine, sperm, etc)
4. generates heat
Term
Term defined as the involuntary contraction of the skeletal muscle (in thermogenesis)
Definition
Shivering
Term
Fascia
Definition
fibrous Connective Tissue deep to skin, around muscles & organs
Term
what kinds of tissue (2) makes up Superficial fascia
Definition
1. Areolar CT
2. Adipose CT
Term
role of Superficial Fascia
Definition
separates muscles from skin
Term
what kind of tissue makes up the Deep fascia
Definition
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
Term
role of Deep fascia
Definition
separates groups of muscles with the same function
Term
composition and role of Epimysium
Definition
Dense Irregular CT; surround the whole muscle
Term
Histology and role of Perimysium
Definition
Dense Irregular CT; Surrounds muscle fascicles
Term
Histology and role of Endomisyum
Definition
Areolar CT; separates individual muscle fibers
Term
an extension of epimysium, perimysium and endomysium, made of Dense Regular CT and bundles of collagen fibers that attaches muscle to periosteum of bone
Definition
Tendon
Term
which neurons activate muscles to contract
Definition
somatic motor neurons
Term
through which structure is the muscle fiber stimulated by nerve?
Definition
neuromuscular junction
Term
precursors of muscle cells
Definition
myoblasts
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