GENERAL

• WHAT ARE MUSCLES?

  effector organs that respond to nervous stimulation by contracting to create movement
• WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF MUSCLE?

  cardiac, smooth and skeletal
• WHAT IS CARDIAC MUSCLE?

  muscle found in the heart that is not under conscious control
• WHAT IS SMOOTH MUSCLE?

  muscle found in the walls of the gut and blood vessels that is not under conscious control
• WHAT IS SKELETAL MUSCLE?

  muscle attached to the bone that is under voluntary conscious control