Describe an intermediate filament

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Assignment:

Instruction: Present photos of slides (refer to list below) taken from the internet exhibiting the different muscle tissues. Identify and label the important parts of the specimen and the type of muscle tissue.

a. Muscularis propria of the large intestine

b. Tongue

c. Heart QUESTIONS FOR RESEARCH:

1. Give at least three structural differences of a smooth muscle tissue from a cardiac muscle tissue.

2. Define and describe an intermediate filament.

Include its location and its role / function.

3. Give at least three histological similarities of the skeletal muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue.

4. Enumerate the classification of muscle tissues based on appearance of their contractile cells.

5. Define and describe a neuromuscular junction and a motor unit.

6. Describe the functional aspects of smooth muscles.

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