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Muscle Types
Types of Muscles
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09/20/2009
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Term
Smooth Muscle
 Definition
Involuntary, visceral. forms the walls of hollow organs and tubes such as the stomach, bladder, uterus, and blood vessels.
Term
Skeletal Muscle
 Definition
Voluntary, striated. Attaches bones or related structures; is the flesh of the body; must be stimulated by a nerve impulse to contract.
Term
Cardiac Muscle
 Definition
Involuntary, striated. Located in the myocardium; possesses intercalated disks which operate like an electrical synapse. Y or H shaped.
Term
3 Types of Muscle
 Definition

1. Smooth

2. Skelatal

3. Cardiac 

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