{"id":3462,"date":"2017-04-28T16:06:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T16:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ap1-dev\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=3462"},"modified":"2017-04-28T16:06:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T16:06:10","slug":"introduction-to-muscle-tissue","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/cuny-csi-ap1\/chapter\/introduction-to-muscle-tissue\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Muscle Tissue","rendered":"Introduction to Muscle Tissue"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Explain the organization of muscle tissue<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the function and structure of skeletal, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain how muscles work with tendons to move the body<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe how muscles contract and relax<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Define the process of muscle metabolism<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain how the nervous system controls muscle tension<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Relate the connections between exercise and muscle performance<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain the development and regeneration of muscle tissue<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3465\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"350\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3465\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1512\/2017\/04\/28160515\/Tennis_Player-e1493395540260.jpg\" alt=\"This photograph shows a man playing tennis.\" width=\"350\" height=\"192\" \/> <strong>Figure 1.\u00a0Tennis Player.\u00a0<\/strong>Athletes rely on toned skeletal muscles to supply the force required for movement. (credit: Emmanuel Huybrechts\/flickr)[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWhen most people think of muscles, they think of the muscles that are visible just under the skin, particularly of the limbs. These are skeletal muscles, so-named because most of them move the skeleton. But there are two other types of muscle in the body, with distinctly different jobs.\r\n\r\nCardiac muscle, found in the heart, is concerned with pumping blood through the circulatory system. Smooth muscle is concerned with various involuntary movements, such as having one\u2019s hair stand on end when cold or frightened, or moving food through the digestive system. This chapter will examine the structure and function of these three types of muscles.","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Explain the organization of muscle tissue<\/li>\n<li>Describe the function and structure of skeletal, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle<\/li>\n<li>Explain how muscles work with tendons to move the body<\/li>\n<li>Describe how muscles contract and relax<\/li>\n<li>Define the process of muscle metabolism<\/li>\n<li>Explain how the nervous system controls muscle tension<\/li>\n<li>Relate the connections between exercise and muscle performance<\/li>\n<li>Explain the development and regeneration of muscle tissue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3465\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3465\" class=\"wp-image-3465\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1512\/2017\/04\/28160515\/Tennis_Player-e1493395540260.jpg\" alt=\"This photograph shows a man playing tennis.\" width=\"350\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 1.\u00a0Tennis Player.\u00a0<\/strong>Athletes rely on toned skeletal muscles to supply the force required for movement. (credit: Emmanuel Huybrechts\/flickr)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When most people think of muscles, they think of the muscles that are visible just under the skin, particularly of the limbs. These are skeletal muscles, so-named because most of them move the skeleton. But there are two other types of muscle in the body, with distinctly different jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiac muscle, found in the heart, is concerned with pumping blood through the circulatory system. Smooth muscle is concerned with various involuntary movements, such as having one\u2019s hair stand on end when cold or frightened, or moving food through the digestive system. 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