Question

part a assessments
match the tissues in column a with the characteristics in column b. place the letter of your choice in the space provided. (some answers may be used more than once.)

column a
a. cardiac muscle
b. nervous tissue
c. skeletal muscle
d. smooth muscle

column b

1. coordinates, regulates, and integrates body functions
2. contains intercalated discs
3. muscle that lacks striations
4. striated and involuntary
5. striated and voluntary
6. contains neurons and neuroglia
7. muscle attached to bones
8. muscle that composes heart
9. moves food through the digestive tract
10. conducts impulses along cellular processes
11. muscle under conscious control
12. muscle of blood vessels and urinary bladder

Explanation:

1. Nervous tissue (b) coordinates, regulates, and integrates body functions.
2. Cardiac muscle (a) contains intercalated discs.
3. Smooth muscle (d) lacks striations.
4. Cardiac muscle (a) is striated and involuntary.
5. Skeletal muscle (c) is striated and voluntary.
6. Nervous tissue (b) contains neurons and neuroglia.
7. Skeletal muscle (c) is attached to bones.
8. Cardiac muscle (a) composes the heart.
9. Smooth muscle (d) moves food through the digestive tract.
10. Nervous tissue (b) conducts impulses along cellular processes.
11. Skeletal muscle (c) is under conscious control.
12. Smooth muscle (d) is the muscle of blood vessels and urinary bladder.

Answer:

1. b
2. a
3. d
4. a
5. c
6. b
7. c
8. a
9. d
10. b
11. c
12. d