Muscular System Chapter 6

Muscle shortens and does work

muscle generates force as it lengthen

3 Types of Muscle tissue

Longest Muscle cells and have obvious stripes called striations. A voluntary muscle.

occurs only in heart. muscle cells are striated. involuntary muscle.

found in the walls of hollow visceral organs, such as the stomach, urinary bladder, and respiratory passages. consist of elongated cells, has no striations. involuntary muscle

Capacity of muscle to respond to a stimulus

ability of a muscle to shorten and generate pulling force

muscle can be stretched back to its original length

ability of a muscle to recoil to original resting length after stretch

Longest Muscle cells and have obvious stripes called striations. A voluntary muscle.

occurs only in heart. muscle cells are striated. involuntary muscle.

found in the walls of hollow visceral organs, such as the stomach, urinary bladder, and respiratory passages. consist of elongated cells, has no striations. involuntary muscle