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Anatomy

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Muscle Tissue Function   Specialized to contract or shorten to produce movement. Muscle cells known as muscle fibers. Types: Skeletal, smooth, cardiac  
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Skeletal muscle   Controlled voluntarily. When they contract, they pull on bones or skins by their connecting tendons o create body movements. Have obvious striations. 3 types: Fast twitch, slow, and intermediate. Many nuclei in order to move  
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Cardiac Muscle   Found only in the heart. Have striations, but only 1 or 2 nuclei. Cells Connected by intercalated discs to increase the response of the heart for the contraction rate. Involuntarily controlled  
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Smooth Muscle   No Striations. Found in walls of hollow organs such as stomach bladder, uterus, blood vessels.  
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Nervous tissue   Group of Neurons (most important cell). Receive and conduct electrochemical impulses from all over the body. Specialized tissue. Found all over the body  
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