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Muscle tissue
are cells that are what?
capable of contraction
What are the three types of muscle?
skeletal muscle
smooth muscle
cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
is __________ muscles controlled by the ________ nervous system. (striations)
voluntary
somatic
Smooth muscle
is __________ muscle controlled by the ___________ nervous system
involuntary
autonomic
Cardiac muscle
is _________ muscles controlled by the ___________ nervous system and are interconnected to cause ___________ contraction (heart beat)
involuntary
autonomic
synchronized
What are the five parts of
nervous tissue
?
neuron
nerve
synaps
afferent
efferent
What is a
neuron
?
the functional cellular component of the nervous system
What is a
nerve
?
a bundle of neurons
What is a
synapse
?
junction between the two neurons where impulses are transmitted
What does
afferent
mean?
sensory nerve that carries info to the brain (i.e. hurt knee)
What does
efferent
mean?
motor nerve that carries commands from the brain to the body (i.e. waving goodbye)
Author
jackiedh
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42576
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ch 8 embryo
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Updated
2010-10-16T21:26:10Z
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