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The combination of thick and thin filaments create a banding pattern in striated muscle. This banding pattern is caused by muscle fibers being packed with organelles called myofibrils.

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A tissue composed of long striated cells with multiple nuclei is?

Skeletal muscle tissue is composed of long striated cells with multiple nuclei. These cells are voluntary muscles responsible for body movement and are under conscious control. Skeletal muscle tissue is classified as striated due to its alternating light and dark banding pattern when viewed under a microscope.


What muscle is striated uninucleated cells?

Cardiac muscle is made up of striated uninucleated cells. These cells have a single nucleus and are arranged in a striated pattern, giving them a striped appearance under a microscope.


How does the banding pattern of sarcomeres contribute to the contraction and function of skeletal muscle?

The banding pattern of sarcomeres in skeletal muscle helps in the contraction process by allowing the muscle fibers to slide past each other, resulting in muscle shortening and force generation. This pattern also helps in the efficient transmission of force throughout the muscle, enabling coordinated movement and function.


Why does skeletal muscle appear striated when viewed through a microscope?

Skeletal muscle appears striated due to the arrangement of the actin and myosin filaments within muscle fibers. The alternating light and dark bands represent the organization of these filaments, creating the striated pattern. This organization is essential for muscle contraction and force generation.


Can you see sarcomeres in smooth muscle?

No, sarcomeres are not visible in smooth muscle. Smooth muscle lacks the organized sarcomere structure found in striated muscle, such as skeletal and cardiac muscle. Instead, smooth muscle has a more scattered arrangement of contractile proteins.

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What do the light and dark banding pattern seen in striated muscle originate from?

The light and dark banding pattern in striated muscle, known as striations, originates from the arrangement of myofilaments within the muscle fibers. The dark bands, or A bands, are composed of thick filaments (myosin) and overlap with thin filaments (actin), while the light bands, or I bands, consist only of thin filaments. This alternating pattern results from the structural organization of the sarcomeres, the functional units of muscle contraction, and allows for efficient muscle contraction and force generation.


A tissue composed of long striated cells with multiple nuclei is?

Skeletal muscle tissue is composed of long striated cells with multiple nuclei. These cells are voluntary muscles responsible for body movement and are under conscious control. Skeletal muscle tissue is classified as striated due to its alternating light and dark banding pattern when viewed under a microscope.


What are the visible bands in cardiac and skeletal muscle called?

Visible bands in cardiac and skeletal muscle are called striated muscles.


The only type of muscle that is nonstriated?

The only muscle in the body that is non-striated is the smooth muscle. It does not have any visible striations.


What muscle is striated uninucleated cells?

Cardiac muscle is made up of striated uninucleated cells. These cells have a single nucleus and are arranged in a striated pattern, giving them a striped appearance under a microscope.


What does it mean if a muscle is striated?

Striated muscle includes cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart. Skeletal muscle is between bones and is voluntarily controlled. Examples of skeletal muscle are the sternoclydomastoid, biceps, obicularis oris, rectus femoris, etc.


What type of muscle is striated?

Striated muscle tissue is muscle tissue that has repeating tubular muscle cells. Striated muscles include skeletal striated muscle, embryotic branchiomeric muscle, and cardiac muscle.


Which muscle is also called striated striated muscle?

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Are skeletal muscles striated?

They are striated because striated means kind of stripey and the muscles has stripes of muscle itself.


Specifically what is responsible for the banding pattern in skeletal muscle cells?

Prosomes form sarcomere-like banding patterns in skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle cells.Actin and Myosin proteins


What muscle cell type is striated and involuntary?

Skeletal muscle is striated and voluntrary. Smooth muscle, as is found around the blood vessels and in many organs, is not striated and involuntary. The heart (cardiac muscle) is the only place you have striated involuntary muscle.


What is the striated muscle connected to the bones?

Skeletal muscle tissue is striated muscle tissue connected to bones.