Cardiac Muscle Tissue
~Cardiac muscle fibers are short and branched.
~Found in heart
~contracts faster than smooth muscle tissues but not skeletal.
Skeletal Muscle
Tissue
~Skeletal muscle fibers are long and linear.
~Voluntary contraction.
~Multinucleated.
~Non-branched fibers.
~Found in skeletal
muscles.
~Contract rapidly
Smooth Muscle Tissue
~Smooth looking
tissues/nonstriated.
~Tapered fibers.
~Found in our
visceral/hollow organs.
~contract slower
than skeletal and
cardiac.
~Striated looking tissues.
~Involuntary
contraction.
~Single nucleus.
~are muscle tissue.
~contract.
~All contract.
~Use actin & myosin.
Muscle Tissue Comparison
Importance of Muscle Tissues:
Skeletal muscle tissues are important because they contract and relax to help move the bones to produce bodily movement and locomotion.
Cardiac muscle tissues are important because they contract in the heart and pump blood, which is vital for humans, throughout our bodies.
Smooth muscle tissues are important because their contractions help move waste, solids, and fluids through the digestive tract. They also assist in the regulation of different arteries. (author: Danny & Liepa)
