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4.6 Three Types of Muscle Tissues

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  • A tissue characterized by the presence of cells capable of contraction

    Muscle tissue

  • Contractile tissue dominated by skeletal muscle fibers; characterized a striated, voluntary muscle

    Skeletal muscle tissue

    • Found in the heart

    • striated

    Cardiac muscle tissue

  • region where adjacent cardiocytes interlock and gap junctions permit the movement of ions and action potentials between cells

    Intercalated

  • Contractile tissue found in the walls of many visceral organs; characterized as non striated involuntary muscle

    Smooth muscle tissue