Muscle & Nerve Tissues Flashcards

Flashcards covering muscle and nerve tissues, including their types and functions.

Smooth Muscle Tissue

Involuntary contractions, non-striated, found in walls of internal organs like the stomach and bladder.

Cardiac Muscle Tissue

Involuntary contractions, striated, found in the heart muscle, activated by brain or hormones.

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Voluntary contractions, striated, connected to bones, controlled by the somatic nervous system.

Neurons

Make up 10% of nerve cells; convert stimuli into nerve impulses and pass them to other cells; unable to regenerate.

Neuroglia

Make up 90% of nerve cells; support and protect neurons; do not generate nerve impulses; able to regenerate after injury.