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    3 Types of Muscle Tissue: The Function of Skeletal,

    Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle


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    About half of your body’s weight is muscle. In the muscular system, muscle tissue is categorized into
    three distinct types: skeletal, cardiac, and smooth. Each type of muscle tissue in the human body
    has a unique structure and a specific role. Skeletal muscle moves bones and other structures.
    Cardiac muscle contracts the heart to pump blood. The smooth muscle tissue that forms organs like
    the stomach and bladder changes shape to facilitate bodily functions. Here are more details about
    the structure and function of each type of muscle tissue in the human muscular system.
    1. The Human Body Has Over 600 Skeletal Muscles That Move Bones and Other
    Structures
    Skeletal muscles attach to and move bones by contracting and relaxing in response to voluntary
    messages from the nervous system. Skeletal muscle tissue is composed of long cells called muscle
    fibers that have a striated appearance. Muscle fibers are organized into bundles supplied by blood
    vessels and innervated by motor neurons.
    2. The Walls of Many Human Organs Contract and Relax Automatically
    Smooth muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs throughout the body. Smooth muscle
    contractions are involuntary movements triggered by impulses that travel through the autonomic
    nervous system to the smooth muscle tissue. The arrangement of cells within smooth muscle tissue
    allows for contraction and relaxation with great elasticity. The smooth muscle in the walls of organs
    like the urinary bladder and the uterus allow those organs to expand and relax as needed. The
    smooth muscle of the alimentary canal (the digestive tract) facilitates the peristaltic waves that move
    swallowed food and nutrients. In the eye smooth muscle changes the shape of the lens to bring
    objects into focus. Artery walls include smooth muscle that relaxes and contracts to move blood
    through the body
    3. Cardiac Muscle Contracts in Response to Signals from the Cardiac
    Conduction System
    The heart wall is composed of three layers. The middle layer, the myocardium, is responsible for the
    heart’s pumping action. Cardiac muscle, found only in the myocardium, contracts in response to
    signals from the cardiac conduction system to make the heart beat. Cardiac muscle is made from
    cells called cardiocytes. Like skeletal muscle cells cardiocytes have a striated appearance, but their
    overall structure is shorter and thicker. Cardiocytes are branched, allowing them to connect with
    several other cardiocytes, forming a network that facilitates coordinated contraction.

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    External Sources

    Anatomy & Physiology by Visible Body provides in-depth coverage of each body system in a guided, visually stunning presentation.

    Color Images of Histological Sections of Muscle Tissue. Newark: University of Delaware, Biological
    Sciences. http://www.udel.edu/biology/Wags/histopage/colorpage/cmu/cmu.htm

    How do muscles grow? Len Kravitz, Ph.D, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, Department of Exercise
    Science. http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/musclesgrowLK.html

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