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5 Cards in this Set
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Smooth Muscle |
Structure: Spindle shaped cells, not striped, vascular Location: Arrector pili muscle, walls of the stomach and intestines Function: Movement through tubes |
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Cardiac Striated Muscle |
Structure: stripped, contractile proteins, overlapping and branching Location: Heart Function: Involuntary moves blood through the body |
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Skeletal Striated Muscle |
Structure: long tubes, contractile, don't branch, loose cell membranes Location: Muscles Function: Movement, voluntary |
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Fast glycolytic fiber (Type IIb) vs. Slow oxidative fiber (Type I) |
Type I- low intensity, high resistance to fatigue, marathon runners Type IIb- high intensity contraction, low resistance to fatigue, sprinter |
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Structure of a muscle |
1. Muscle fiber 2. Endomysium (loose connective tissue) 3. Perimysium (DICT) 4. Epimysium (DICT) 5. Fascia (DICT) 6. Hypodermis 7. Dermis 8. Epidermis |
