4. Tissues & Histology

What is the main difference between muscle cells and nerve cells?

Which of the following correctly describes the initial step in the activation of smooth muscle contraction?

Which contractile organelles are found in the cytoplasm of muscle cells?

In the context of the sliding filament theory, what function do the proteins actin and myosin perform?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a type II muscle fiber?

What are the four common characteristics of all muscle tissues?

Muscular tissue consists of which type of cells or fibers?

Which organelle in skeletal muscle fibers stores calcium ions necessary for muscle contraction?

Which type of soft tissue is primarily responsible for developing flexibility in the human body?

Which of the following is a characteristic of cardiac muscle tissue?

As blood passes through actively contracting skeletal muscle, which of the following changes is most likely to occur?

Which of the following is not a part of the muscle tissue structure?

What is the primary function of hemoglobin in erythrocytes in the body of humans and animals?

Which of the following is true regarding the cardiac muscle's electrical activity?

What are the series elastic components of muscle?