BIOD 151: Module 5

BIOD 151: Module 5 three types of muscle tissue - ANSWER-smooth, cardiac, and skeletal skeletal muscle - ANSWER-under conscious control; has a blood & nervous supply to enable movement conscious control - ANSWER-a person decided to use this muscle to complete an action motor action - ANSWER-a message is formed in the brain, is sent to the spinal cord, then sent to the peripheral nervous system and finally to the correct muscle peripheral nerves - ANSWER-middle man of carrying a message from central nervous system to specific end point sensory input - ANSWER-the nerves of the peripheral nervous system carry messages that start externally to the central nervous system what action are muscles capable of - ANSWER-they can only pull (contract) and then relax again tendons - ANSWER-connective tissue that connects skeletal muscles to bone, they are flexible and can bend at joints and cushion