Slide 1The Muscular System Slide 2 Characteristics of Muscle Tissue Contractility- the ability to shorten and thicken Excitability – ability of muscle tissue to receive…

Slide 1 Chapter 9 Muscles and Muscle Tissue Sarcomere and Contraction Slide 2 Skeletal Muscle Fibers – Regions of the Sarcomere Sarcomere – the smallest functional unit…

BASIM ZWAIN LECTURE NOTES Muscle Exit Home Skeletal (striated, voluntary), cardiac (striated, inv-oluntary), smooth (non-striated, involuntary). Common features: elongated…

BASIM ZWAIN LECTURE NOTES Muscle Exit Home Skeletal (striated, voluntary), cardiac (striated, inv-oluntary), smooth (non-striated, involuntary). Common features: elongated…

Notes: Functional Anatomy of Muscles Notes: Functional Anatomy of Muscles 1. What are the six functions of the muscular system? Produce skeletal movement By contraction of…