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What is the only tissue capable of contraction?
Muscle tissue
Muscle tissue is one of the four types of tissue. The other three tissues are epithelial, connective and nervous tissue. Muscle tissue consists of muscle fibers that are capable of contraction along their longitudinal axis.
Which of the main tissue types in the human body is capable of contraction?
Muscle tissue is excitable, responding to stimulation and contracting to provide movement, and occurs as three major types: skeletal (voluntary) muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle in the heart.
Which type of human body tissue can contract or shorted?
Summary. Muscle tissue is a soft tissue that makes up most of the tissues in the muscles of the human muscular system. It is the only type of tissue that has cells with the ability to contract. Skeletal muscle tissue is attached to bones by tendons.
What is the ability to contract muscles?
Contractility
Contractility. The ability to shorten and thicken (contract) when a stimulus is received. Extensibility. The ability of a muscle to extend past its normal resting point (stretch).
What are the 4 main tissue types in the body?
There are 4 basic types of tissue: connective tissue, epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue. Connective tissue supports other tissues and binds them together (bone, blood, and lymph tissues).
What tissue can be moved voluntarily?
Ch 5 – MC quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Most hematopoietic tissue is found in _____ tissue | bone |
| The _____ tissue can be moved voluntarily | skeletal muscle |
| Which contractile tissue is found within the walls of blood vessels | smooth muscle |
| The term intercalated disk is used to describe special cell junctions in which tissue? | cardiac muscle |
What are the functions of connective tissue in the human body?
The 4 Basic Tissue Types in the Human Body www.exploringnature.org II. CONNECTIVE TISSUE Functions (jobs): 1) Wraps around and cushions and protects organs 2) Stores nutrients 3) Internal support for organs 4) As tendon and ligaments protects joints and attached muscles to bone and each other
What are the four main tissues in the body?
There are four main tissues in the body – epithelium, muscle, connective tissue and nervous tissue.
Why is muscle tissue important to the nervous system?
Muscle tissue contracts forcefully when excited, providing movement. Nervous tissue is also excitable, allowing for the generation and propagation of electrochemical signals in the form of nerve impulses that communicate between different regions of the body (Figure 4.1.1).
Muscles are the only tissue in the body that has the ability to contract and therefore move the other parts of the body. Related to the function of movement is the muscular system’s second function: the maintenance of posture and body position. Muscles often contract to hold the body still or in a particular position rather than to cause