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HST muscle system

AB
EXTENSIBILITYstretch, lengthen
EXCITABILITYrespond to stimulus, hormone, nerve
CONTRACTIBILITYshorten and produce MOVEMENT when stimulated
EXTENSIONlower leg -kick
INSERTIONend to bone moves with contraction
ELASTICITYreturn to original shape
SKELETALattached to bones, movement
CARDIACheart
VISCERALblood vessels, eyes
TENDONattaches muscle to bone
ORIGINend to bone, does NOT move
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYinherited disease, muscles waste away
MUSCLE TONEslightly contracted all the time
FIBROMYALGIAstress contributes



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