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What the the 3 different types of muscle tissue?
Cardiac, skeletal, smooth
Cardiac muscle is under what control?
involuntary
Skeletal muscle is attached to bones by.....
tendons
Skeletal muscle has what type of appearance?
Striated
Smooth muscle is controlled by what nervous system?
Autonomic nervous system
Endomysium surrounds what?
muscle fibres
What surrounds bundles of muscle fibres?
perimysium
What is the smallest functional unit in a myofibril?
sarcomere
What are the two contractile protein filaments?
actin and myosin
Which contractile protein filment is darker and thicker?
Myosin
Name the two muscles in the calf
Gastrocnemius and soleus
What are the 4 functions of a skeleton?
movement, stabilise the body, storing and moving substances, generate heat
Levator ani is.....
a superficial muscle layer in the pelvic girdle
Isotonic contractions include what two contractions?
Concentric and eccentric
What happens to the muscle during concentric contraction?
Shortens
What is the antagonistic muscle during a bicep curl?
Triceps
