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Unit 11: Muscular system - Coggle Diagram
Unit 11: Muscular system
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Types of muscle tissue :1.Skeletal muscle : Found in limbs, they are striated, multinucleated and voluntary 2.Smooth muscle: Found in visceral. They are not striated, have only one nucleus and they are involuntary 3.Cardiac muscle : Found in the heart only. They are striated , have one nucleus and are involuntary
Characteristics of muscles: 1.Contractibility 2.Automaticity
3.Extensibility
4.Excitability
5.Flexibility
Vocab
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Muscle cramp: Occurs when there's insufficient oxygen available for chemical reaction and lactic acid is produced
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Hernia: a condition where muscles are weak and part of an organ prolapse through the space created by weakness
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Epimysium: outer most dense ,irregular connective tissue encircling the muscle
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