Download Tendon : attaches muscle to bone

Tendon : attaches muscle to bone
Fascia : encloses muscles and
separates them into groups
Ligament : attaches bone to bone
or bone to cartilage
Origin : the less movable of the
two points of attachment.
Attaches to the fixed part of the
skeleton
Insertion : the point of attachment
by a muscle
Muscle cells
Skeletal muscle: also called
voluntary muscle because they are
controlled at will. Also called
striated because they have a
striped microscopic appearance.
When muscles contract the fibers
become shorter and thicker
striated
Smooth Muscle: also called
visceral, nonstriated or
involuntary muscle. Many of the
internal organs are made of
smooth muscle including:
bladder
uterus
Smooth muscle vs skeletal
muscle
Cardiac muscle is involuntary but
does show very fine striations
cardiac
striated
smooth
Muscle Attachments:
attachment to tendons (eg
phalanges) results in movement
and reduces bulk. Voluntary
muscles usually attach to bone.
Muscles may also be attached to skin,
mucous membranes or the fascia of
other muscles.