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striated muscle skeletal; transverse bands on muscle cells; 329 striated muscles; cell 1mm to 120mm in length smooth muscle innervated by the autonomic nervous system(involuntary); found in organs-stomach, intestines, blood vessels, bronchial tubes; -each cell is 15-200 microns in length -ephaptic conduction-contraction is wavelike, slow, sustained w/out benefit of nerve tissue Cardiac Muscle(Myocardium) involuntary but striated -intrinsically self excitable, stimulates itself -has properties of both smooth and striated Muscle Attachment Origin and Insertion origin-attachment that is fixed, less movement; proximal insertion-structure being acted upon; most action;distal Nervous Tissue -very excitable, irritable -respond to abrupt changes by modifying their composition