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Types of Complex tissues
Muscular tissue :
Muscular tissue consists of elongated cells called muscle fibres.
This tissue is responsible for movement in our body.
Muscle contains special proteins called contractile proteins.
These proteins contract and relax to cause movement of muscles.
Muscles are of two types
Voluntary Involuntary
Control the movements according to We can not start or stop the
our will. movement by our conscious will.
They are mostly attached to bones They are found in alimentary canal,
and help in body movement. iris of the eye, ureters and bronchii of
They are also called skeletal muscles. the lungs.
Digestive system
Tubes carrying urine
Under electron microscope, they The cells are spindle-shaped
Branches of and
from kidney to Light band Dark band
show alternate light and dark bands. uninucleate.
wind pipe
A thin circular bladder
structure in the eye
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Hence they are called striated They many
do not have striations. Hence
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