Lecture
11: Muscle Physiology - Introduction
Sherwood- Chapter 8
Objective:
Muscles are the largest group of tissues in the body and they contract
in response to electrical stimulation.
1.
Movement by organisms
2. Muscle types and structure
a. striated and
unstriated
b. voluntary and
involuntary
3. Innervation by the autonomic nervous system
a. sympathetic
and parasympathetic
b. neuromuscular
junction
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