Muscle tissue
Topic: Anatomy & physiology
Tissue with a good blood supply that contracts to produce movement, using the proteins actin and myosin. Skeletal muscle is striated, multinucleated and voluntary; it moves bones and maintains posture. Smooth muscle is spindle-shaped, with one nucleus and no striations, and is involuntary; it lies in the walls of the stomach, intestines, bladder, uterus and blood vessels. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart; its branching, striated cells, each with one nucleus, are joined by intercalated discs and contract involuntarily.
- Also known as:
- Skeletal muscle, Smooth muscle, Cardiac muscle
- In Turkish:
- Kas dokusu
What does Muscle tissue mean?
Muscle tissue is part of the Anatomy & physiology topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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