What are the two types of striated muscle?
Cardiac and skeletal
What is the type of non-striated muscle?
Smooth muscle
What is the morphology of skeletal muscle?
Long parallel cylindrical cells
Multiple peripheral nuclei
Striated
Organised into fascicle bundles
What is the morphology of cardiac muscle?
Short, branched cells
Single, central nucleus
Joined end to end by intercalated discs
What is the morphology of smooth muscle?
Non-striated
Spindle shaped
Single, central nucleus
What kind of contraction are SMCs used for?
Slow, sustained contraction