Muscle Review

Front

tax/o

Back

coordination

Front

-cele

Back

swelling

Front

hypo-

Back

below

Front

-rrhexis

Back

rupture

Front

fibr/o

Back

fiber

Front

muscle tissue

Back

A type of tissue that is responsible for the movement of the body and its parts.

Front

skeletal muscle

Back

A type of muscle that is attached to bones and is responsible for voluntary movements.

Front

smooth muscle

Back

Involuntary muscle found in the walls of internal organs.

Front

cardiac muscle

Back

Involuntary muscle found only in the heart.

Front

muscle contraction

Back

The process where muscle fibers shorten and generate force.