Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance 9th Edition by Scott Powers, Edward Howley

Exercise 1

Describe the principal functions of skeletal muscles.

Step 1 of 2

The body has three types of muscles, the skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle. Skeletal muscles play an important role in locomotion and respiration. To facilitate this function, they are attached to bones through tendons.

The skeletal muscle itself is composed of several kinds of tissues as given below:

• Muscle cells, also called muscle fibers

• Nerve tissue

• Blood and various other types of connective tissue