Question

Develop two criteria that would identify the three muscle tissues in two steps when viewed under a microscope

Answer 1

Two criteria that would identify the three muscle tissues are myofibers and nuclei.

There are three types of muscles:

1. Skeletal-Contains many nuclei along the length of the muscle cell. The nuclei are displaced peripherally. The skeletal fibers are arranged parallel. The myofibril is composed of bands.

2. Smooth-This tissue contain spindle-shaped cells with a single central nucleus. Smooth muscle fibers are shorter than skeletal.

3. Cardiac-The fibers of cardiac muscle are not simply parallel. Cardiac muscle fibers are long cylindrical cells with one or two nuclei.