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SLIDE NAME
MH 016x Small Intestine
TISSUE
Small Intestine
(monkey)
STAIN
Hematoxylin & Eosin
IMAGE SIZE
42,608 x 14,932 pixels
2.4 GB
FILE SIZE
680 MB
OBJECTIVE
40x
PIXEL SIZE
0.3171 µm
SOURCE
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
School of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

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MH 016x Small Intestine

Examine the wall of the small intestine.

What is present? [ + ]

Smooth muscle - cross sections (top) and longitudinal sections (bottom)

Is this type of muscle voluntary of involuntary? [ + ]

involuntary

Is this type of muscle striated? [ + ]

No, unlike skeletal and cardiac muscle cells

Are these muscle cells mononuclear or multinuclear? [ + ]

Mononuclear

Where are the found in these muscle cells? [ + ]

Center of each spindle-shaped cell

What is the of these muscle cells? [ + ]

8 to 10 µm, smaller than skeletal and cardiac muscle cells

Describe the nuclei in : [ + ]

Elongated nuclei with rounded ends (differs from fibroblast nuclei which have more pointed ends)

Describe the nuclei in contracted muscle (not shown): [ + ]

Elongated nuclei with spirals, kinks, or twists
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