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Chapter 2. Structure of Muscle Tissue & Muscle Contraction. Learning Objectives. Learning Objectives. 3 Types of Human Muscle Tissue. Structure of Smooth Muscle. Structure of Skeletal Muscle. Structure of Cardiac Muscle. Skeletal Muscles Showing Cross-Striations.
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Chapter 2 Structure of Muscle Tissue & Muscle Contraction
Muscle Fibers & Connective Tissue Sheaths Adapted from J.W. Hole, Jr. Human Anatomy & Physiology, 5th edition (1990), with permission of the McGraw-Hill Companies.
Where to Learn More • Muscles: • http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Muscles.html • Muscle physiology—myofilament structure: • http://muscle.ucsd.edu/musintro.fibril.shtml • Histology of muscle: • http://views.vcu/edu/ana/OB/Muscle~1/index.htm • Sliding filament theory: • http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Muscles.html