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| Long, cynlindrical |
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| multinucleated, |
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| striated |
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| Attached to the |
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| Skeletal |
| Voluntary |
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| Short, branching cells, |
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| mononucleated, faintly |
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| striated.
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| functional syncytia. |
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| Cardiac |
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| Single Unit: GI, |
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| Respiratory, & |
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| Genitourinary tract |
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| mucous membranes. |
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| Multi-unit: smooth |
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| muscle in blood |
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| Small oblong cells, |
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| also may form a |
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| functional |
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