Governance of the practice of nursing includes: 1  Establishing requirements for initial licensure and retaining: basic education, continuing education and/or competency. 2  Interpreting scope of practice parameters, defined by state statute (nurse practice act) 3  Investigating complaints of licensees and disciplinary actions.
Muscle tissues are derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells in a process known as myogenesis. There are three types of muscle, skeletal or striated, cardiac, and smooth. Muscle action can be classified as being either voluntary or involuntary.
1 Skeletal muscle, which is attached to bones by tendons, is associated with the body's voluntary movements. 2  Skeletal muscle is striated muscle. 3  Unlike cardiac muscle, the cells are not branched. 4  Visceral (Smooth) Muscle.