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Plate 5.82: Smooth Muscle

Duodenum cross section

Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D., Adel K. Afifi, M.D., Paul M. Heidger, Jr., Ph.D.
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SMOOTH MUSCLE
Duodenum cross section

Human, Helly's fluid, H. & E., 612 x.

Bundles of smooth muscle fibers separated by connective tissue septa. Each fiber is characterized by abundant sarcoplasm and central nucleus. Myofibrils are not seen in smooth muscle. Note variation in cross-sectional diameter, which can be accounted for on the basis of their spindle shape (as seen in longitudinal section).

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