muscle - smooth

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Smooth muscle is found in many structures, for example in the walls of the intestines, arterioles, ureters, and uterus. It is non-striated when viewed under the microscope, and controlled by the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system. Each muscle cell has a single nucleus.

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