Smooth Muscle Function & Anatomy

Smooth Muscle Function & Anatomy

Write a short note on the smooth muscles.
Answer.

The smooth muscles are nonstriated, and involuntary and are located in the walls of hollow viscera, like the stomach and intestine, and in the walls of blood vessels.

Smooth Muscles Histological features

• Smooth muscle fibres are spindle-shaped.
• Smooth muscle fibres do not present cross-striations.

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• Each smooth muscle fibre has a centrally located elongated nucleus.

Compare the histological features of three types of muscle tissues (i.e. skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles).

The comparison of three types of muscle tissues is given in Table.

Comparison Between Skeletal, Cardiac and Smooth Muscles