Smooth muscle layer 2 Long spindle-shaped cells arranged so that the thin end of one cell is adjacent to the thickest portion of another cell. An aggregation of many smooth muscle cells forms the contractile portions of various organs. Smooth muscle layers 1 Long spindle-shaped cells arranged so that the thin end of one cell is adjacent to the thickest portion of another cell. An aggregation of many smooth muscle cells forms the contractile portions of various organs. Usually one nucleus per cell located centrally.
Nuclear shape resembles the shape of the cell.
When the muscle contracts the nucleus assumes a corkscrew-like shape. Usually one nucleus per cell located centrally. Nuclear shape resembles the shape of the cell. When the muscle contracts the nucleus assumes a corkscrew-like shape. A kind of enteroendocrine cell.