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Histology Art – F (2022) 4 years, 1 month ago
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Description: composed of grouped, fusiform muscle cells with weak, involuntary contractions.
Function: specialized for slow, steady contractions by the autonomic nervous system. Allows organs to perform movements.
Location: walls of hollow organs, passageways, tracts, eye, and skin
Skeletal Muscle
Description: composed of large, elongated, multinucleated fibers with strong, quick contractions.
Function: responsible for all body movements by the voluntary nervous system such as chewing, writing, dancing.
Location: all throughout the body, attached between bones
Cardiac Muscle
Description: composed of irregular, branched cells bound together by intercalated discs with strong involuntary contractions
Function: coordinated contractions that allow your heart to pump blood through your circulatory system.
Location: Heart