unstriated
Britishadjective
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The striated is represented by the skeletal muscles, and the unstriated by the thin muscular layers that form part of the wall of the stomach, intestines, bladder and other hollow organs.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
We may class muscles as striated or voluntary and unstriated or involuntary.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
The structure of the muscular tissue varies according to its function, so that we distinguish between the striated and the unstriated or smooth muscles.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis
It would seem that unstriated muscle contracts slowly, and we find it especially among the viscera; in the intestine for instance, where it controls that "peristaltic" movement which pushes the food forward.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
The proper distribution of blood to the various organs of the body is regulated by the vasomotor system acting upon the small arteries which contain considerable unstriated muscle.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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