A&P Muscle Tissue

Match the following muscle characteristic with its correct definition.

• irritability or excitability

• receives and responds to a stimulus

• extensibility

• returns to its original shape

• elasticity

• stretchability

• contractility

• shortens

Match the muscle characteristics with the correct muscle type.

Groups:

(a) cardiac muscle

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(b) skeletal muscle

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(c) smooth muscle

• only found in the heart

• striated appearance

• cells can have multiple nuclei

• voluntary movement

• striated

• non-striated

• attached to bones

• involuntary

• not under conscious control

• found in internal organs

Identify the perimysium

Identify the epimysium

Identify the tendon

Identify a muscle fiber

Identify a fascicle

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

In this diagram of a muscle fiber, identify the sarcolemma

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

In this diagram of a muscle fiber, identify the myofibril

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

In this diagram of a muscle fiber, identify the myofilament

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1