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Characteristics of Muscle Tissue
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Muscle Types
Cardiac and skeletal muscle are both striated in appearance, while smooth muscle is not. Both cardiac and smooth muscle are involuntary while skeletal muscle is voluntary.
The illustration shows three closeup, color photographs of muscle types. The cardiac and skeletal muscle types display regular, repeating patterns of sarcomeres. The smooth muscle displays random patterns. Both cardiac and smooth muscle are involuntary while skeletal muscle is voluntary.
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