1.

xMuscles

1.1 Human muscle tissue

1.1.1 types of human muscle tissue
3 types of muscle tissue: skeletal (or striated), cardiac (semi-striated) and smooth
(non-striated) muscle tissue.
Main functions
Skeletal muscle tissue: movement of the skeleton, voluntary muscle -> voluntary
(vrijwillig)
Smooth muscle tissue: found in the walls of the digestive system, bronchi, blood
vessels… -> involuntary
Cardiac muscle tissue exists only in our heart -> involuntary
Comparison of skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles

a) SKELETAL MUSCLE
nuclei
Body location Cell shape and Action
appearance
- Mostly attached - Muscle fibers - Voluntary
to bones - Several - Powerful
- Other examples: peripheral - Tire easily
facial muscles nuclei
attached to skin - Striated view
and sphincters
(sluitspieren)
muscle fiber
striations

b) CARDIAC MUSCLE

Body location Cell shape and Action

appearance
Unique to the wall - Branched cells - Involuntary
of the heart - Cells join at - Powerful/rhythmic
connections - Tireless (in rest)
called
intercalated
discs
- Striated view
- 1 nucleus
c) SMOOTH MUSCLE

Body location Cell shape and Action

appearance
Mostly in the walls of - Spindle-shaped - Involuntary
hollow organs ands cells - Weaker
blood vessels - One nucleus per contraction
cell - tireless
- No striations

Parts of a microscope

Diaphragm
Light
source
1.1.2 skeletal muscle tissue
1.1.2.1 anatomy of skeletal muscle tissue nerve
connective tissue

Muscle
sarcolemma
Sarcolemma

Muscle fiber

myofilaments