@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt5hj92z.15, ISBN = {9780813542812}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5hj92z.15}, abstract = {In chapter 1, I described the relationship between structure and function using two examples, muscles and kidneys, to illustrate. Structurally, muscle can be broadly classified as either striated or nonstriated. The two kinds of striated muscle are skeletal and cardiac. Nonstriated muscle is further characterized as visceral smooth muscle or vascular smooth muscle. Smooth muscle does not contain well-defined striations and is most commonly found in hollow tubular structures such as blood vessels, gut walls, and fallopian tubes. As well as the above distinctions, scientists classify different muscle types according to both physiological function and metabolic pathways for energy production}, bookauthor = {GARY F. MERRILL}, booktitle = {Our Marvelous Bodies: An Introduction to the Physiology of Human Health}, pages = {151--161}, publisher = {Rutgers University Press}, title = {Muscle Function}, year = {2008} }