Smooth muscle

System Muscular

Smooth muscle

Definition

Muscle tissue which is unstriated, composed primarily of smooth muscle fibers surrounded by a reticulum of collagen and elastic fibers. Smooth muscle differs from striated muscle in the much higher actin/myosin ratio, the absence of conspicuous sarcomeres and the ability to contract to a much smaller fraction of its resting length[GO].

Also known as involuntary muscle, non-striated muscle, smooth muscle, textus muscularis nonstriatus — per UBERON

The Smooth muscle is a part of the Muscular.

Also identified as

Associated Diseases

Disease Involvement Source
Anus leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Anus leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Appendix leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Benign smooth muscle neoplasm Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Bizarre leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Bladder leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Bone leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Breast leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Breast leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Cellular leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Central nervous system leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Central nervous system leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colorectal leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Conventional leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Dartoic leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Deep leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Endobronchial leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Epithelioid leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Esophagus leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Esophagus leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Extrahepatic bile duct leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Extrahepatic bile duct leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Fallopian tube leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Fallopian tube leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Gallbladder leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Gallbladder leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Gastric leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Gastric leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Granular cell leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Heart leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Inflammatory leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Intravenous leiomyomatosis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Kidney leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laryngeal leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Leiomyoma cutis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Leiomyoma of ciliary body Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Leiomyomatosis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Leiomyosarcoma of the cervix uteri Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Leiomyosarcoma of the corpus uteri Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Liver leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Liver leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Lung leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Lung leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Mediastinum leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0

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Drugs Acting Here

Drug Effect Source
Trabectedin may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0

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