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TISSUE
Dr ATA ABENG
Learning objectives
- Sarcopasm: cytoplasm
II- CONTRACTILE UNITS (1/2)
- pericytes: surround the blood vessels and also act as stem cells for the
vessels
- Voluntary contraction
- Absence of striation
III- TYPES OF MUSCLES (1/3)
• Skeletal
• The envelops:
- Fewer mitochondria
Myoglobin content High (red fibers) High (red fibers) Low (white fibers)
Typical major locations Postural muscles of back Major muscles of legs Extraocular muscles
III-1- SKELETAL MUSCLE
III-2- CARDIAC MUSCLE
• Dense vascular blood supply to provide for the high metabolic demands of
cardiac muscle
FEATURES:
• Striated appearance
• Do not have satellite stem cells that can regenerate new cells
III-3- SMOOTH MUSCLE
• Less dense blood supply and myoglobin content thant skeletal and cardiac
muscle
Shape and Size of cells Long, cylindrical Blunt-ended Branched Short, spindle-shaped
Number and location of Many, peripheral One or two, central One, central
nucleus