Contractility, excitability, extensibility, and elasticity.
Characteristics of Smooth Muscle. The normal characteristics of smooth muscle: Smooth muscle is found in many different places in the human body: Unlike skeletal muscle, smooth muscle is generally not identifiable from gross observation of the body. You have to know where to look where to find it. Muscle function: 1. contraction for locomotion and skeletal movement. 2. contraction for propulsion. 3. contraction for pressure regulation. Muscle classification: muscle tissue may be classified according to a morphological classification or a functional classification. the contractile tissue that effects the movement of and within the body. Muscle tissue in the higher animals is classified as striated, smooth, or cardiac, according to its structure and function. Striated, or skeletal, muscle forms the bulk of the body's muscle tissue and gives the body its general shape. It is called striated because it appears striped, in alternating bands of light and dark, when viewed under a microscope, and animals have conscious control over most of their striate muscles. Muscle has four major functional characteristics: contractility, excitability, extensibility, and elasticity. Contractility refers to the capacity of muscle to contract or shorten forcefully. Excitability means that muscle responds to stimulation by nerves and hormones, making it possible for the nervous system and, in some muscle types, the endocrine system, to regulate muscle activity. All types of muscles consist of muscle fibers. Striated muscle fibers in skeletal muscles form bundles joined together by layers of connective tissue. The ends of muscle fibers are intertwined with tendon fibers, and through this combination muscular tension is transmitted to the skeletal bones.
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