Muscles

Skeletal Muscle

Characteristics:

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Multinucleated

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Striations

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Voluntary control

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Large muscle cells (the length of the muscle)

Smooth muscle

Characteristics:

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Short cells

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One nucleus per cell

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Sustained contractions

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No striations

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Involuntary control

Cardiac muscle

Characteristics

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Striations

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Y shaped cells

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Intercalated discs

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Involuntary control