chapter 10 muscular tissue
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Chapter 10 Muscular Tissue. Lecture slides prepared by Curtis DeFriez, Weber State University. Functions of Muscular Tissue. Like nervous tissue, muscles are excitable or "irritable” they have the ability to respond to a stimulus Unlike nerves, however, muscles are also: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 10Muscular
Tissue
Lecture slides prepared by Curtis DeFriez, Weber State University
• Like nervous tissue, muscles are excitable or "irritable”
they have the ability to respond to a stimulus• Unlike nerves, however, muscles are also:
Contractible (they can shorten in length)Extensible (they can extend or stretch)Elastic (they can return to their original shape)
Functions of Muscular Tissue
• Muscle makes up a large percentage of the body’s weight
• Their main functions are to:
Create motion – muscles work with nerves, bones, and joints
to produce body movements
Stabilize body positions and maintain posture
Store substances within the body using sphincters
Move substances by peristaltic contractions
Generate heat through thermogenesis
Functions of Muscular Tissue
Location Function Appearance Control
Skeletal
skeletonmovement,
heat, posture
striated, multi-nucleated
(eccentric), fibers parallel
voluntary
Cardiacheart
pump blood continuously
striated, one central nucleus
involuntary
Visceral(smooth muscle)
G.I. tract, uterus, eye,
blood vessels
Peristalsis, blood
pressure, pupil size,
erects hairs
no striations, one central
nucleus
involuntary
Three Types of Muscular Tissue
(b) Cardiac muscle (c) Visceral smooth muscle
(a) Skeletal muscle
Three Types of Muscular Tissue
Location Function Appearance Control
Skeletal
skeletonmovement,
heat, posture
striated, multi-nucleated
(eccentric), fibers parallel
voluntary
Cardiacheart
pump blood continuously
striated, one central nucleus
involuntary
Visceral(smooth muscle)
G.I. tract, uterus, eye,
blood vessels
Peristalsis, blood
pressure, pupil size,
erects hairs
no striations, one central
nucleus
involuntary
Skeletal Muscle
Skeletal Muscle
Skeletal muscle fibers are very long “cells” - next to neurons (which can be over a meter long), perhaps the longest in the bodyThe Sartorious muscle contains single fibers that are at least 30 cm long
A single skeletal muscle fiber
Skeletal Muscle
Sarcolemma
Motor neuron
Skeletal MuscleThe terminal processes of a
motor neuron in close proximity to the sarcolemma of a skeletal
muscle fiber
The epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium all are continuous with the connective tissues that form tendons and ligaments (attach skeletal muscle to bone) and muscle
fascia (connect muscles to other muscles to form groups of muscles)
Organization of Muscle Tissue
Organization of Muscle Tissue
Organization of a single muscle belly
Epimysium
Perimysium
Organization of a fasciculus
Organization of Muscle Tissue
Organization of a muscle fiber
Organization of Muscle Tissue
A muscle, a fasciculus, and a fiber all visualized
Organization of Muscle Tissue
• In groups of muscles the
epimysium continues to
become thicker, forming
fascia which covers many
muscles
• This graphic shows the
fascia lata enveloping the
entire group of quadriceps
and hamstring muscles in
the thing
Organization of Muscle Tissue
Organization of Muscle
Tissue• Many large muscle
groups are encased in both a superficial and a deep fascia
Real Anatomy, John Wiley and Sons