What are similarities in structure with striated or striped muscles?

Anatomy & Physiology
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Chapter11: The Muscular System
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Problem 31CTQ: Describe the different criteria that contribute to how skeletal muscles are named.
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What are similarities in structure with striated or striped muscles?

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Muscle can be defined as a band or bundle of tissues mainly fibrous tissues that can contract, produce movement, and maintain the position of an organism's body parts. The muscular system is classified into different types depending on the type of muscles present. These are skeletal muscle, visceral muscle, cardiac muscle. The two proteins present in the muscle cells responsible for producing contraction are actin and myosin.

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