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Chapter-08 Muscle

BOOK TITLE: Atlas of Histology for Medical Students

Author
1. Dixit Shilpi Gupta
2. Ghatak Surajit
ISBN
9789352701285
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14186_9
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India
2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India
Chapter keywords
Muscle, tissue, striated muscle, smooth muscle, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, cell, fiber, heart muscle

Abstract

Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. Muscles are classified as striated muscle and smooth muscle. Striated muscle is further classified as skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called skeletal muscle. Heart muscle is called cardiac muscle. Fibers are long and parallel without branching in skeletal muscle. Cells are joined together end to end by cell junctions forming the intercalated disks in cardiac muscle. Smooth muscle does not exhibit striations. Clinical images are also provided in the chapter.

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