Meat Composition and Muscular System

Smooth muscle fibres are ______, long, unevenly thickened in the centre and tapering on both sides.

Smooth muscle tissue, like skeletal and cardiac muscle tissue, can undergo ______.

Certain smooth muscle fibres, such as those in the uterus, retain their capacity for division and can grow by ______.

Cardiac muscles found in the heart are also ______.

Skeletal muscle tissue is named for its location - attached directly to ______.

Skeletal muscle fibers may have a length of several centimeters but do not generally extend the length of the entire ______.

Meat is predominantly composed of ______ tissue along with various types of connective tissue.

The main connective tissue types in meat are adipose tissue (fat), ______, and connective tissue proper.

Animal musculature is mostly of ______ origin.

Smooth and cardiac muscles are ______ in nature.

Cardiac muscle is responsible for pumping ______.

Smooth muscles are found in the gastro-intestinal tract, blood vessels, lymphatic, and skin in close association with the ______ tissue layers.