Objective 2

Question 0

What does the function of excitability allow muscle tissue to do?

Answer 0

excitability or irritability – the ability to receive and respond to stimuli

Question 1

What are the Functional Characteristics of Muscle Tissue?

Answer 1

Excitability
Contractility
Extensibility
Elasticity

Question 2

What does the function of contractility allow muscle tissue to do?

Answer 2

Contractility - the ability to shorten forcibly

Question 3

What does the function of extensibility allow the muscle tissue to do?

Answer 3

Extensibility - the ability to be stretched or extended

Question 4

What does the function of elasticity allow the muscle tissue to do?

Answer 4

elasticity - the ability to recoil and resume the original resting length