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3 types of muscle tissue |
Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth |
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Individual cells |
Muscle fibers |
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Contractile proteins |
Actin and myosin are proteins inside muscle fibers that are arranged so they slide last eachother, which shortens the fiber bringing the end closer |
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Skeletal muscle |
Attached to bones and produce movement of the skeleton Voluntary Striated Multinucleated, muscle fibers are long and thin |
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Smooth muscle |
Located in the walls of hollow organs such as stomach, urinary bladder, and arteries Also called visceral muscle Spindle shaped fibers( tapered at each end) Single nucleus Involuntary Non striated |
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Cardiac muscle |
Found only in heart wall Contraction of this muscle generates the force to pump blood through blood vessels Branded fibers Single nucleus Striated Involuntary Has intercalated discs that connect adjacent cells |
