Muscle Tissue Types and Functions Exam review

Front

What is the movement called that decreases the angle between two body parts?

Back

Flexion

Front

Which type of filament in muscle fibers is covered with myosin heads?

Back

Thick filaments

Front

What structure separates muscle from surrounding tissues?

Back

Epimysium

Front

What is the movement called that increases the angle between two body parts at a joint?

Back

Extension

Front

What do we call the muscle attachment to the movable bone?

Back

Insertion

Front

What is the primary function of skeletal muscle tissue?

Back

To facilitate voluntary movement of the body.

Front

What type of muscle tissue is involuntary and found in the walls of internal organs?

Back

Smooth muscle tissue.

Front

What is the role of cardiac muscle tissue?

Back

To pump blood throughout the body.

Front

What connective tissue surrounds individual muscle fibers?

Back

Endomysium.

Front

What connective tissue surrounds a bundle of muscle fibers?

Back

Perimysium.