Talk:Smooth muscle

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[edit] Oops I've rewritten most of the article

Well I messed around and have changed most of the article. It maybe too complicated, and surely needs editing. I can provide references for any facts, but I think some of it is too detailed for an encyclopedia. Help me clip down. GetAgrippa 21:50, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

yeh somebody make the part about function a little less complicated please

I made the Function section a bit easier to read. Jamesters 23:22, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

In my studies, "Smooth muscle tissue" always seemed to be a slang term. The more professional term that was used was "Visceral muscle tissue". Isn't Visceral muscle tissue the official term for it now? Shouldn't this article be renamed? I may be incorrect. I'm not going to change it right now myself since I am not confident enough. It may need to be considered though. Jamesters 23:22, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Jamesters there is Vascular and Visceral Smooth muscle and it refers to its location. Vascular- arteries and veins or viscera-gut,reproductive tract, respiratory tract, etc.GetAgrippa 01:01, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

All right, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying! Jamesters 10:58, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Is someone able to explain "slow waves rhythm" (don't know exact English term), decribed in Guyton's physiology as a process characterictic to smooth muscles, that can lead to creation of action potential?

Smooth muscle from some sources displays spontaneous rhythmic activity and autonomic innervation influences contractility. In the gut interstitial cells of Cajal are specialized pacemaker cells. I'll read up on it. GetAgrippa 22:12, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Smooth muscle pictures

Thanks for the picture additions. Anyone have an artery histological image to add?GetAgrippa 20:58, 10 December 2006 (UTC)