Learning Target
o 10-9 Students can identify the structural and functional differences between skeletal muscle fibers and smooth muscle cells, and discuss the role of smooth muscle tissue in systems throughout the body.
Terms
Smooth muscle tissue
Nonstriated
Dense bodies
Plasticity
Pacesetter cells
Nonstriated
Dense bodies
Plasticity
Pacesetter cells
Checkpoints
Make a chart, diagram, or picture comparing and contrasting skeletal muscle and smooth muscle
Identify the structural characteristics of smooth muscle tissue.
List and briefly describe the functional characteristics of smooth muscle.
Identify the structural characteristics of smooth muscle tissue.
List and briefly describe the functional characteristics of smooth muscle.