Here, you will find the identifying points of both longitudinal and transverse sections of smooth muscles with diagrams. So, you will quickly identify this muscle under the light microscope at your histology learning laboratory. Okay, let's get into the smooth muscle microscope slide's identifying points and details structure with a labeled diagram.
Anatomical Structure of Smooth Muscle Smooth muscle tissue reveals a distinct microscopic architecture tailored for its role. The smooth muscle cells are elongated and taper at both ends, lacking the striations seen in other muscle types, which reflects its adaptability to sustained contractions. HELP Close MICROSCOPE SLIDE SLIDE NAME MH 053 Smooth Muscle TISSUE Smooth Muscle, Intestine (monkey) STAIN Hematoxylin & Eosin FIXATIVE Zenker's Formaldehyde IMAGE SIZE 41,710 x 6,590 pixels 1.0 GB FILE SIZE 35 MB OBJECTIVE 40x PIXEL SIZE 0.3171 µm SOURCE Medical School University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Close SETTINGS Version 7.0 Restore.
In this video, we explore a section of smooth muscle tissue under the microscope at magnifications from 25x to 400x. You'll see the classic spindle-shaped cells, centrally located nuclei, and. Tutorial: Use the image slider below to about the characteristics of smooth muscle tissue.
Microscopy: Use the image slider below to learn how to use a microscope to study smooth muscle tissue on a microscope slide of the small intestine. Does all muscle look the same? If you were to look at skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle using a microscope, you would see differences in their structure. Smooth muscle is typically comprised of numerous elongate spindle-shaped cells, each of which contains a single nucleus located in its center.
As indicated by its name, the tissue displays no striations or other distinct patterns under the microscope. Under the microscope note that fascicles of smooth muscle are arranged in various planes. There are numerous blood vessels within the myometrium.
The larger muscular arteries when cut in cross section appear as swirls of smooth muscle. NOTE: Smooth muscle can be confused easily with ordinary connective tissue. Here is my drawing of the smooth muscle slide I had seen back in school.
This is probably the only picture that looks the same because it is more simple. Below is the gif view of both longitudinal and cross sections of the smooth muscle. The cells are very closely packed and you cannot see the individual membrane, hence giving it a smooth look.
Overview: The goal of this lab is to learn how to identify and describe the organization and key structural features of smooth and skeletal muscle in sections. A challenge is to be able to distinguish smooth muscles fibers from the collagen fibers of connective tissue. I.
Muscle Tissue As you go through these slides, refer to this schematic drawing showing the key structural features and.