Tissues: Muscle Types
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Muscle Tissue: Skeletal Muscle (longitudinal section) Contain alternating light and dark bands that form striations. Voluntary Muscle |
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| http://bicmra.usuhs.mil/MRA/Histology/Muscle/ | http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/Core |
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Muscle Tissue: Skeletal Muscle (transverse section) Nuclei and bundles of muscle fibers are visible. Voluntary Muscle |
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| http://www.gen.umn.edu/courses/1135/lab/ | http://w3.ouhsc.edu/histology/ |
Muscle Tissue: Cardiac Muscle (both longitudinal (left) and transverse (right) section) Striated, branched and interconnected by intercalated discs. Found only in the heart Involuntary muscle |
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| http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/ssb/NM017b. | http://www.bu.edu/histology/p/11602ooa.htm |
Muscle Tissue: Smooth Muscle (both longitudinal (left & right)) and transverse (right) section) Cells lack striations and are spindle shaped Found in internal organs and vessels. Involuntary muscle |
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