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Smooth muscle tissue is the type of muscle tissue found in the walls of many organs and blood vessels in the body.
Smooth tissue refers to a type of tissue that lacks striation and is typically found in organs like blood vessels and the digestive tract. Muscle tissue encompasses three types: skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle. Smooth tissue is a specific type of muscle tissue known as smooth muscle tissue.
The connective tissue that contains spindle-shaped cells is called smooth muscle tissue. These cells are found in the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach, intestines, and blood vessels, where they are responsible for involuntary movements.
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Arteries have smooth muscle in their walls. The smaller the artery is, the less muscle is found. Veins have none, they count on the skeltal muscles to move blood back to the heart. The veins also have valves which prevent back flow.
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Smooth muscle Tissue have no striations. (there are 3 types of muscle tissue - Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth) Smooth propels substances along internal passageways involuntarily.
Smooth muscle tissue causes vasoconstriction. This type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of blood vessels and is responsible for regulating blood flow by constricting and dilating the vessels.
Smooth muscle contains no striations whereas cardiac and skeletal muscles are striated.
The stomach and blood vessels are composed of smooth muscles.
Muscle tissue functions in contraction. There are three types of muscle tissue: skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle. Skeletal muscles are involved in voluntary movements, smooth muscles are found in organs and blood vessels and help with involuntary movements, and cardiac muscle is found in the heart and helps with pumping blood.
Muscle tissue and blood vessels both use fibroblasts, a precursor for the smooth muscle cells that stabilize the blood vessels. One difference is that the muscle tissue requires oxygenated blood in order to function.