Organ: Smooth muscle

Descriptions of Smooth muscle

Smooth muscle: a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
Source: WordNet 2.1

Smooth muscle : nonstriated involuntary muscle; one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc; contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei.
Source: CRISP

Smooth muscle : Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Summary Information: Smooth muscle

Smooth muscle: Involuntary muscle controlled by the autonomic nervous system.

Smooth muscle: Muscle that performs automatic tasks, such as constricting blood vessels. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Facts About Primary Pulmonary Hypertension: NHLBI)

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Organ types: Muscle (60)

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