3. Properties of Muscle Cells

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What are the five functional properties of muscle cells?

  1. Contractility, 2. Excitability, 3. Conductivity, 4. Distensibility, 5. Elasticity


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What property allows muscle cells to shorten forcefully?

Contractility

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What property allows muscle cells to receive stimuli and produce action potentials?

Excitability

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What property allows action potentials to propagate along the muscle membrane?

Conductivity

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What property allows muscle cells to stretch without damage?

Distensibility

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What property allows muscle cells to return to original shape after stretch?

Elasticity