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- Major tissue type that is adapted to contract; the 3 types are skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
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A type of muscle tissue that involuntary, striated, has a single, central nucleus, and cells that are bordered by intercalated disks. |
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A type of muscle tissue that involuntary, non-striated, has a single central nucleus, and cells that are tapered at the ends.
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| A type of muscle tissue that is voluntary, striated, multinucleate, and has long, parallel cells packed with muscle fibers. |
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| Gap junctions that act as the boarders between cardiac muscle tissue cells. |
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| Dark and light bands created by thick and thin filaments in skeletal and cardiac muscle. |
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