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Skeletal Muscle
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Description: Long, cylindrical, multinucleate cells, obvious striations.
Function: Voluntary movement/control Location: in skeletal muscles attached to bones or occassionally skin. |
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Cardiac Muscle
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Description: Branching, striated, uninucleate cells, intercalated discs)
Function: as it contracts, it propels blood into circulation. Involuntary control. Location: Walls of the heart. |
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Smooth Muscle
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Description: Spindle-shaped w/ central nuclei, no striations, cells arranged closely to form sheets.
Function: Propels substances or objects along internal passageways. Involuntary control. Location: Walls of hollow organs. |