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14.1.2 Muscle Tissue
- Skeletal muscle cells have prominent striation and nuclei on their periphery.
- Smooth muscle cells have a single nucleus and no visible striations.
- Cardiac muscle cells appear striated and have a single nucleus. From top, LM × 1600, LM × 1600, LM × 1600. (Micrographs provided by the Regents of University of Michigan Medical School ©
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14.1.3 Dense Connective Tissue
- Dense regular connective tissue consists of collagenous fibers packed into parallel bundles.
- Dense irregular connective tissue consists of collagenous fibers interwoven into a mesh-like network. From top, LM × 1000, LM × 200. (Micrographs provided by the Regents of University of Michigan Medical School © 2012)
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