Types of Muscle Tissue definitions Flashcards

Voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton, featuring striations and multinucleated, long cylindrical cells.

Involuntary muscle found in the heart, with striated, branching, uninucleate cells connected by intercalated discs.

Involuntary muscle in walls of hollow organs, lacking striations, with short, spindle-shaped, uninucleate cells.

Banded appearance in muscle tissue due to alignment of protein myofilaments, present in skeletal and cardiac muscles.

Muscle type under conscious control, allowing for deliberate movements, exemplified by skeletal muscle.

Muscle type not under conscious control, including cardiac and smooth muscles.

Cells containing multiple nuclei, characteristic of skeletal muscle fibers to meet high protein demands.

Cells with a single nucleus, typical of cardiac and smooth muscle cells.

Heart muscle cells that are striated, branching, and usually uninucleate, forming cardiac muscle tissue.

Structures connecting cardiomyocytes, enabling coordinated contractions in cardiac muscle tissue.

Cells that are narrow at the ends and thicker in the middle, characteristic of smooth muscle tissue.

Protein structures in muscle cells responsible for contraction, aligned to form striations in some muscle types.

Connective tissues that attach skeletal muscles to bones, facilitating movement.

Example of skeletal muscle that can be voluntarily controlled, located in the upper arm.

System containing smooth muscle tissue in the intestines, aiding in propulsion of food.