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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: OCR Biology A (H420), A-level, 5.1.5 Plant and animal responses. Topic: Muscles.

Key terms in this lesson

Sensory receptor
A specialised cell that detects a stimulus and converts (transduces) it into a generator potential.
Effector
A muscle or gland that brings about a response to a stimulus.

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