Muscle Tissue: Muscle tissue is a collection of specialized cells called fibers that make up the muscles in the body. Muscle tissue has the ability to contract, resulting in the movement of a muscle. There are three types of muscle tissue: skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.
Conditions that can afflict the muscle tissue include infection, atrophy, trauma, cancer, sarcoma, neuromuscular diseases and inflammation.
The following organs are closely related to the organ: Muscle Tissue:
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