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Striations are light and dark bands on skeletal and caridac muscle fibers. Smooth muscle lacks striations

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Do cardiac muscles have striations?

Yes they have Cross Striations


Why is it called muscles?

Because it lacks striations the muscle appears to look very smooth under a microscope.


Is the heart called smooth or striated?

There are three types of muscles: Skeletal (what we think of when we move our bodies), Cardiac (muscle found only in the heart), and Smooth (muscle in our organs, such as the stomach). Cardiac muscles are striated muscles, they have striations just like skeletal muscles. Striations help move muscles, basically. Hope this helped a little.


This type of muscle tissue contains striations?

voluntary muscles and cardiac muscles


What type of muscles are striation found in?

Striations are commonly found in skeletal muscles, which are the muscles responsible for voluntary movement. Smooth muscles, found in organs like the intestines and blood vessels, do not typically have striations.


The muscle tissue that shows no striations is muscle?

Smooth muscle contains no striations whereas cardiac and skeletal muscles are striated.


What do muscles look like?

Smooth muscles look like spindels.


What is neurospora?

This is a type of fungi whose spores have striations that look like neurons (nerve cells).


How is cradiac similar to skeletal muscle?

Both types of muscles have striations in their cells for greater contraction. These striations are in the form of crossing and alternating light and dark bands.


What do smoothe muscles look like?

Smooth muscles look like spindels.


Which type of muscle doesn't have stripes?

Smooth muscles do not have stripes, unlike skeletal and cardiac muscles which have a striped appearance under a microscope. Smooth muscles are found in walls of internal organs and blood vessels and are responsible for involuntary movements.


Is cardiac involuntary muscles with striations in your heart?

Yes. The muscles work to help the heart and the rest of the body. Thanks for looking up this question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!XOXO