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Muscle tissue
Structure and function
Term | Definition |
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Skeletal | • Attached to bones or skin • Voluntarily contracted • Long striations & multinucleated |
Smooth | • Digestive system & uterus • Involuntarily and slowly contracted (peristalsis= wave-like contraction) • No striations |
Cardiac | • Heart tissue • Involuntarily contracted • Short striations & uninucleated • Have intercalated discs |