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Striated muscle Moderate

Striated muscle has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes

2

Muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).

See Also
sarcomere cardioskeletal terminal cisterna striped muscle sarcotubule t tubule melusin sarcalumenin
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
muscle
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
voluntary muscle abductor adductor anconeous muscle articular muscle extensor muscle flexor muscle deltoid serratus pectoral intercostal depressor abdominal latissimus dorsi gluteus musculus sphincter ani externus calf gastrocnemius psoas rhomboid soleus splenius peroneus pterygoid muscle biceps triceps axial muscle sartorius scalenus sternocleidomastoid teres tibialis trapezius facial muscle temporalis muscle
Rhyming Words
cle icle secle macle cycle sicle socle uncle zocle circle sarcle boucle surcle guncle mascle oracle acicle icicle nuncle muscle
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