Fitness Level 3 Muscular System

Anatomy muscular system

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What are the three types of muscle?
Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal
Cardiac muscle contains protein filaments called what?
Actin and myosin
He fibres in cardiac muscle are - - - - - - - than in skeletal muscle
Shorter
The actin and myosin protein filaments in the myocardium are arranged in disc shaped cells that allow electrical signals to pass between the cells in order to make the heart --------
Contract
The cardiac muscle is voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary
Contraction in cardiac muscle is initiated by the sinotorial - - - -
Node
The sinotorial node is located in the right or left atrium of the heart?
Right
The ventricle contract and pumps blood into the what?
Arteries
What is known as the pacemaker?
Sinotorial Node
When the sinotorial node does not function correctly what can be fitted?
A pacemaker
Are there small or large numbers of mitochondria in cardiac muscle?
Large
The myocardial cells can only contract aerobically or anaerobically?
Aerobically
The myocardium extracts a large % of oxygen from the blood so during exercise the heart has to pump more blood to supply increased - - - - - -
Demand
Blood flow can be reduced to the heart and what might be the consequence of this?
Myocardial ischaemia leads to reduced oxygen delivery (hypoxia) which can make cardiac muscle cells die. This can lead to pains in the chest or arm as angina (which means strangled heart) It can lead to a heart attack or myocardial infarction. High intensity exercise can cause problems.
Smooth muscleare found in the hollow structures such as?
Digestive system circulatory, urinary and repro sytems.