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Title: Muscle Tissue
Description: Anatomy notes for the four types of muscle tissue (high school honors A&P)
Description: Anatomy notes for the four types of muscle tissue (high school honors A&P)
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Muscle Tissue
Types of muscle tissue
Cardiac
Skeletal
Smooth
Skeletal Muscle
Cells: long, cylindrical
Location: attached to bone of the skeleton
Contraction: voluntary
Smooth Muscle
Cells: long, spindle-shaped, and non-striated
Location: walls of hollow organs
Contraction: involuntary
Cardiac Muscle
Cells: branching, chains, and striated
Location: heart
Contraction: involuntary
Nervous Tissue
Neurons and nerve support cells
• Function:
○ to send impulses to other areas of the body
○ Irritability
○ Conductivity
• Examples: peripheral nerves, brain, and spinal cord
Title: Muscle Tissue
Description: Anatomy notes for the four types of muscle tissue (high school honors A&P)
Description: Anatomy notes for the four types of muscle tissue (high school honors A&P)