Muscle Types and Characteristics

Quiz on 1/28/25

Location of the Cardiac

Walls of the heart (Myocardium)

Location of the Skeletal Muscle

attached to bones (facial muscles attach to other muscles or skin)

Location of Smooth Muscle

In the walls of hollow internal organs and blood vessels

Cardiac Characteristic

striated

Cardiac Characteristic

branching chains of cells

Cardiac Characteristic

intercalated discs

Cardiac Characteristic

one nucleus

Cardiac Contraction Characteristics

involuntary and rhythmic

Cardiac Contraction Characteristics

slow contraction

Cardiac Contraction Characteristics

controlled by the pacemaker, nervous system, and hormones

Skeletal Cell Characteristics

obvious striation

Skeletal Cell Characteristics

long, single cells

Skeletal Cell Characteristics

many nuclei

Skeletal Contraction Characteristics

voluntary and not rhythmic

Skeletal Contraction Characteristics

slow to fast contractions

Skeletal Contraction Characteristics

controlled by the nervous system

Smooth Cell Characteristics

no striations

Smooth Cell Characteristics

single cells

Smooth Cell Characteristics

fusiform cells that taper at each end

Smooth Cell Characteristics

one nucleus

Smooth Contraction Characteristics

involuntary and sometimes rhythmic

Smooth Contraction Characteristics

very slow contraction

Smooth Contraction Characteristics

controlled by nervous system, hormones, chemicals, and stretch