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14.1.2 Muscle Tissue

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    1. Skeletal muscle cells have prominent striation and nuclei on their periphery.
    1. Smooth muscle cells have a single nucleus and no visible striations.
    1. 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

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    1. Dense regular connective tissue consists of collagenous fibers packed into parallel bundles.
    1. 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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