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Read about the general characteristics of Muscular Tissue
Voluntarily controlled and striated, all skeletal muscle connects to a bone and is activated by a motor neuron and acetylcholinealso know as ACh A neurotransmitter that stimulates muscle contraction..
Involuntarily controlled and striated, these cellsThe basic structural and functional units of life. have special junctions that let them contract in a coordinated fashion.
Involuntarily controlled without striations, these cells are found in sheets surrounding or included in squishy organs.
Where nervous systemThe organ system that controls body functions using electrical and chemical signals. meets skeletal muscular systemThe organ system responsible for movement and heat production., separated by a small, but significant, space called the synapseThe junction between two neurons where communication occurs..
Made of dense regular connective tissue, both tendons and aponeuroses attach skeletal muscle to bone.
Figure 1: Skeletal muscle, longitudinal section, H&E, Slide 058L
Figure 2: Heart, ventricle, H&E, 40X Slide 098-1
Figure 3: Esophagus and stomach, H&E, 40X Slide 155
Figure 4: Muscle fibers, Golgi colloidal gold stain, 20X Slide 071-2A
Figure 5: Trachea and esophagus, Masson stain, 20X Slide 127
All by University of Michigan Histology, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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List of terms
- acetylcholine
- cells
- nervous system
- muscular system
- synapse