If applicable, identify the tissues with their associated locations, functions, and identifiable characteristics
Main function(s): voluntary movement
Note: Skeletal muscles are striated, are multi-nucleated, and are voluntary.
Main function(s): pump blood throughout the body
Identifiable Characteristic(s):
A: Intercalated Discs (appear as a thin purple line)
Note: Cardiac muscles are striated, can be mono-nucleated, or bi-nucleated, and are involuntary.
Main function(s): peristalsis (movement of food through the digestive tract)
Note: Smooth muscles are not striated, they are mono-nucleated and are involuntary**.**