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Because muscles need a lot of ATP for muscle contraction and it needs oxygen to make ATP, it has its own form of hemoglobin called myoglobin. The binding of oxygen to hemo(myo)globin is what gives the characteristic red color in both RBCs and muscle tissue.

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The bright red color of skeletal muscle is due mainly to its?

Myoglobin-myoglobin stores oxygen from red blood cells, which are red. The reason myoglobin stores oxygen (if you wanna know) is to have it available when there's muscle activity.


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Smooth muscle tissue has a single nucleus in each cell :)


What is the average lifespan of red skeletal muscle cell?

15 years unless the tissue has been injured and apoptosis occurs.


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Oxygen is transported by red blood cells and is released into tissues as they pass through capillaries in the tissue.


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Where does dark red blood change to bright red blood?

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What are three different muscle types?

There are three types of muscle tissue found in the human body. There are visceral muscles, which consist of smooth muscle tissue, which is controlled by the autonomic nervous system and responds to both hormones and neural stimulation. Smooth muscles have no striations, as the nucleus is centrally located. Thus, they are involuntarily controlled. Then, there is cardiac muscle, which is only found in the heart and is also stimulated by neural activity and hormones. Lastly, there are skeletal muscles, which aid in the movement of the body and is mostly attached to bones by means of tendons. These muscles are striated, and are voluntarily controlled. Skeletal muscles can further be sub-divided into two categories: red and white muscles. Red skeletal muscle tissue consists of a chemical not found in the white skeletal muscle called myoglobin. Myoglobin is a protein-like molecule, which aids in the storage of oxygen, which is essential to its function. Thus, this extra molecule is responsible for giving red muscles their coloring.


Compare and contrast the three types of muscles?

There are three types of muscle tissue found in the human body. There are visceral muscles, which consist of smooth muscle tissue, which is controlled by the autonomic nervous system and responds to both hormones and neural stimulation. Smooth muscles have no striations, as the nucleus is centrally located. Thus, they are involuntarily controlled. Then, there is cardiac muscle, which is only found in the heart and is also stimulated by neural activity and hormones. Lastly, there are skeletal muscles, which aid in the movement of the body and is mostly attached to bones by means of tendons. These muscles are striated, and are voluntarily controlled. Skeletal muscles can further be sub-divided into two categories: red and white muscles. Red skeletal muscle tissue consists of a chemical not found in the white skeletal muscle called myoglobin. Myoglobin is a protein-like molecule, which aids in the storage of oxygen, which is essential to its function. Thus, this extra molecule is responsible for giving red muscles their coloring.


How much red and yellow needed to make bright orange?

More yellow than red


Which of the following cell types are least likely to reproduce endothelial cells that line the digestive system fibroblasts of connective tissue skeletal muscle tissues red bone marrow cells?

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What color is bright red called?

The color bright red is simply referred to as "bright red."