Muscle tissues are the chief motor elements of the body and produce movements only by contraction.
Smooth Muscle shows no cross banding, is found as wall components of hollow visceral structures and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. It contains layers of smooth muscle cut both longitudinally and transversely. The muscle cells are long and thin, while the nuclei are fusiform with fine chromatin particles. Examine muscle bundles cut in longitudinal section and note the capillaries in the endomysium between the muscle cells. Using oil or high dry note the arrangement of the cross banding.