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Smooth muscle (unlike skeletal muscle) consists of individual cells (leiomyocytes), each cell with its own nucleus.
The function of smooth muscle also differs substantially from that of striated muscle.Each smooth muscle cell (or "muscle fiber") is just a few microns in diameter but may be two hundred microns long. The nucleus is also elongated, often cigar-shaped. The appearance, or visual texture, of smooth muscle varies dramatically depending on the orientation of the fibers with respect to the plane of section. Note especially the appearance of smooth muscle nuclei.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere is no specific terminology other than "smooth" or "non-striated" muscle.
Along with skeletal and cardiac muscle, smooth muscle is one of the three general types of muscle tissue in the body. Smooth muscle generally forms the supporting tissue of blood vessels and hollow internal organs, such as the stomach, intestine, and bladder. It is considered smooth because it does not have the microscopic lines (the striations) found in the other types of muscles.
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∙ 12y agoThe correct scientific designation for a malignant tumor of smooth muscle cells is a leiomyosarcoma.
Leiomyosarcoma
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∙ 13y agoSmooth muscle are spindle shaped cells (tapered on both ends) that have a single nucleus, are non-striated, and involuntary.
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∙ 12y agoLeiomyoma is the benign tumor; leiomyosarcoma would be the malignant tumor.
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∙ 12y agoLeiomyoma is a beign smooth muscle tumor; leiomyosarcoma is a malignant smooth muscle tumor.
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Are muscle tumors very common?
Leiomyomas are benign tumors of smooth, or involuntary, muscle.
What is the medical term meaning contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut?
Bronchoconstriction or bronchospasm is the medical term that refers to the contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut.
What is a Isoechoic uterine fibroid?
Uterine fibroids are benign growths of the muscle. It originates from the smooth muscle, and is non-cancerous tumor inside the uterus.
What is the medical term meaning muscle cell?
Tissues (histo-) are similar cells working together toward the same goal. General words include histology (hist = tissue + log = study + y = process) and histogenesis (histo = tissue + genesis = origin). When referring to muscle tissue, the term depends on the working conditions of the muscle or where it is located. Type: skeletal or cardiac or viseral (smooth) muscle. Location: myocardium (muscle [tissue] of the heart) muscularis (muscle layer of the digestive system) myometrium (muscle layer of the uterus)
What does the medical term rupture mean?
Myorrhexis means the rupture of a muscle.TareMyorrhexis
What does the medical abbreviation VSMC mean?
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell
What is the medical term meaning malignant skeletal muscle tumor?
The root word of or relating to muscle is my(o), and oma is the suffix for tumor. Therefore, Myoma is a Muscle Tumor.The prefix rhabd(o) means striated or rod shaped, my(o) is the root word of or relating to muscle, and oma is the suffix for tumor. Therefore, Rhabdomyoma is a Tumor of Striated Muscle.The prefix lei(o) means smooth, my(o) is the root word of or relating to muscle, and oma is the suffix for tumor. Therefore Leiomyoma is a Tumor of Smooth Muscle.Leiomyoma.The root word of or relating to muscle is my(o), and oma is the suffix for tumor. Therefore, Myoma is a Muscle Tumor.The prefix rhabd(o) means striated or rod shaped, my(o) is the root word of or relating to muscle, and oma is the suffix for tumor. Therefore, Rhabdomyoma is a Tumor of Striated Muscle.The prefix lei(o) means smooth, my(o) is the root word of or relating to muscle, and oma is the suffix for tumor. Therefore Leiomyoma is a Tumor of Smooth Muscle.Myoma
What does a smooth muscle look like?
idk but i do know that iit looks smooth and wavey and has small holes in it
What is the medical term meaning hollow muscular organ?
Heart.the heartIt's not just the heart. You also have other organs like the stomach, uterus, bladder, blood vessels or intestine. (Where smooth muscle is found)Also note if you are associating hollow visceral organs with smooth muscle. It is NOT found in the heart, as it is a cardiac muscle.
What is the muscle that is found in the small intestine?
smooth musclesmooth muscle
Is an ulcer a cardiac muscle or a smooth muscle?
Smooth muscle
What type muscle is the trachea?
The trachea is mostly cartilage, surrounded by smooth muscle, which is an autonomic muscle type, meaning we can't consciously control it
