Title 54. HISTOLOGY OF SKELETAL MUSCLE.pdf ✅

PHARMD GURU Page 1  HISTOLOGY: Study of the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues. The study of human tissue is an example of histology.  The body contains three types of muscle tissue: (a) Skeletal muscle, (b)Smooth muscle, and (c) Cardiac muscle. SKELETAL MUSCLE HISTOLOGY  Skeletal muscle is an excitable, contractile tissue responsible for maintaining posture and moving the orbits, together with the appendicular and axial skeletons. HISTOLOGY OF SKELETAL MUSCLE