Types of Muscle

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Vocabulary review covering muscle prefixes and the three primary types of muscle tissue.

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myo, mys-, Sarco-

Prefixes and root terms meaning muscle.

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Skeletal muscle

A type of muscle characterized as striated and voluntary.

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Cardiac muscle

A type of muscle characterized as striated, involuntary, and containing intercalated discs.

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Smooth muscle

A type of muscle characterized as visceral, nonstriated (nonstrated), and involuntary.