Question

the three types of muscle tissue exhibit certain similarities and differences. check the appropriate spaces in the following table to indicate which muscle type exhibit each characteristic.

1. voluntarily controlled
2. involuntarily controlled
3. banded appearance
4. single nucleus in each cell
5. multinucleated
6. found attached to bones
7. allows you to direct your eyeballs
8. found in the walls of stomach, uterus and arteries
9. contains spindle - shaped cells
10. contains long, branching cylindrical cells
11. contains long, non - branching cylindrical cells
12. displays intercalated disks
13. concerned with locomotion of the body as a whole
14. changes the internal volume of an organ as it contracts
15. tissue of the circulatory pump

16.
17.
18.

Explanation:

1. Skeletal muscle is voluntarily controlled.
2. Cardiac and smooth muscles are involuntarily controlled.
3. Skeletal and cardiac muscles have a banded appearance.
4. Cardiac and smooth muscles have a single nucleus in each cell.
5. Skeletal muscle is multinucleated.
6. Skeletal muscle is found attached to bones.
7. Skeletal muscle allows you to direct your eyeballs.
8. Smooth muscle is found in the walls of stomach, uterus and arteries.
9. Smooth muscle contains spindle - shaped cells.
10. Cardiac muscle contains long, branching cylindrical cells.
11. Skeletal muscle contains long, non - branching cylindrical cells.
12. Cardiac muscle displays intercalated disks.
13. Skeletal muscle is concerned with locomotion of the body as a whole.
14. Smooth muscle changes the internal volume of an organ as it contracts.
15. Cardiac muscle is the tissue of the circulatory pump.

Answer:

1. Skeletal
2. Cardiac, Smooth
3. Skeletal, Cardiac
4. Cardiac, Smooth
5. Skeletal
6. Skeletal
7. Skeletal
8. Smooth
9. Smooth
10. Cardiac
11. Skeletal
12. Cardiac
13. Skeletal
14. Smooth
15. Cardiac