Chapter 9.1, Problem 2CYU

Summary Introduction

To review:

The type of muscle having elongated cells and found in the walls of the urinary bladder.

Introduction:

Muscle cells are more commonly referred to as myocytes. A muscle is a soft tissue and contains actin and myosin (protein filaments). These filaments help in locomotion through contractions, produced to both the length and shape of the muscle cell. They are of three types: smooth muscle cells, cardiac muscle cells, and skeletal muscle cells.