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Difference in Structure of Different Types of Muscle

Skeletal muscle is striped or striated. Each tubular cell has many nuclei (multinucleate), regularly arranged and is under voluntary control. The muscle contracts rapidly in short bursts in one direction and muscles fatigue.Streaks of connective and adipose(fat) tissue can be seen as well as capillaries which run in between the fibres.

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Specification: AQA Biology (7402), A-level, 3.6.3 Skeletal muscles are stimulated to contract by nerves and act as. Topic: Muscles.

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glycolysis
The first stage of respiration, occurring in the cytoplasm, in which glucose is split into two molecules of pyruvate with a net yield of 2 ATP and reduced NAD.
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate, the universal energy currency of cells, formed by adding an inorganic phosphate to ADP and hydrolysed to release energy for cellular reactions.

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