Nervous and Muscular Tissue- Anatomy and Phisiology

What are the main fuctions of Muscular Tissue?

Capable of contracting, moves body parts, and produces heat.

What are the main characteristics of Skeletal Tissue?

Voluntary, thin cells that extend the entire length of muscle; multinucleated

Where is skeletal tissue usually located?

attached to the bones throughout entire body

What is the main function of skeletal tissue?

Body movement and heat production.

What are the main characteristics of smooth muscle tissue?

Unstriated, under involuntary control, Cells are longer but tapered at the ends; single nucleated, nucleus located in the middle of cell

Where is smooth muscle tissue usually located?

Walls of organs, blood vessels, eyes, glands, and skin

What is the main function of smooth muscle tissue?

move products interally

What are the main characteristics of cardiac muscle tissue?

Striated; involuntary control, Single cells with intercalated disks – cell to cell attachment points for communication.

Where is cardiac muscle tissue located?

Heart

What is the function of cardiac muscle tissue?

Blood movement via heart contractions

What are the main characteristics of nervous tissue?

Sensitive to change in surrounding, coordinate, regulate, and integrate body functions.

Where are nervous tissues located?

Brains, Spinal Cord

What is the function of nervous tissue?

Receive and transmit cells