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Visceral muscle tissue, or smooth muscle, is tissue associated with the internal organs of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity. There are three types of muscle in the body: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. As with any muscle, the smooth, involuntary muscles of the visceral muscle tissue (which lines the blood vessels, stomach, digestive tract, and other internal organs) are composed of bundles of specialized cells capable of contraction and relaxation to create movement. If one...[Continued from above] . . . were to slice through a muscle diagonally, he would find that it resembles a telephone cable. Inside is a bundle of smaller cables, and each bundle surrounds still smaller ones. The first and largest bundle is made up of muscle fibers in which there are nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue. Each fiber is built up from smaller strands called myofibrils, and each myofibril contains interlaced filaments of muscle proteins.
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What is the visceral muscle known as?
Muscles are made up of "excitable cells" which can contract. Visceral muscle is smooth muscle--one of three types of muscles in the body. Visceral muscle is found in the body in places like the arteries, bladder, the digestive tract and many other muscles which need to contract in order to perform their job.
What type of muscle is found in the wall of hollow internal organs?
Smooth Muscle
Which is a type of muscle that powers the cardivascular system?
Cardiac muscle is the type of muscle that powers the cardiovascular system. It is a specialized type of muscle found only in the heart and is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. This muscle type contracts involuntarily to help maintain circulation and supply oxygen and nutrients to tissues.
Is skeletal muscle found in the heart?
no. skeletal muscle is found in large groups of muscles like the arms and legs. your heart is a cardiovascular muscle
What muscle lines the bladder wall?
The main muscle in the bladder is called the Detrusor muscle (which is a smooth muscle). it is circular.
What type of muscle is a chicken leg?
Cardiac muscle.
Who discover cardiovascular system?
William Harvey helped found the cardiovascular system. He was the first to provide a complete and comprehensive description of the entire system and its functions. He was known as the Father of Cardiovascular Medicine.
Where is the cardiovascular system?
The cardiovascular system refers to the heart and blood vessels in the body so it is found around almost your entire body
In What organs do you find smooth muscle?
Smooth muscle is found in hollow visceral organs, like the stomach, intestines, uterus, bladder, and blood vessels/arteries. (Smooth muscle doesn't apply to the heart though, that's cardiac muscle)
What is an example of visceral smooth muscle?
It's found mainly in the wall of hollow viscera e.g. gut, ureters and many blood vessels
Which type of muscle is found in hollow structures such as those of the digestive system?
Well, darling, the type of muscle found in hollow structures like the digestive system is smooth muscle. It's not called smooth because it's suave and charming, but because its fibers don't have the striations that skeletal muscles do. So, next time you're digesting that questionable burrito, just remember it's the smooth muscle doing all the hard work down there.
What is Visceral Smooth Muscle?
Its a type of smooth muscle that is made up of fibers bounded together to form a single unit.It is found in walls of hollow organs(digestive tract, urinary tract, hollow vessels and reproductive system.In some cases they are self- excitable.They spontaneously generate graded oscillation in their membrane potential that is rhythmical in nature called slow wave potential or pace maker activity.
