
Smooth muscle
Smooth muscle tissue has very little intervening connective tissue. The muscle fibers are spindle-shaped, which allows them to tightly interlace. This H&E stained, longitudinal section shows the single, central nucleus located midway along the length of the fiber, which appears homogeneous or smooth, lacking cross striations. 1000x

Muscle fiber
Smooth muscle tissue has very little intervening connective tissue. The muscle fibers are spindle-shaped, which allows them to tightly interlace. This H&E stained, longitudinal section shows the single, central nucleus located midway along the length of the fiber, which appears homogeneous or smooth, lacking cross striations. 1000x

Nuclei
Smooth muscle tissue has very little intervening connective tissue. The muscle fibers are spindle-shaped, which allows them to tightly interlace. This H&E stained, longitudinal section shows the single, central nucleus located midway along the length of the fiber, which appears homogeneous or smooth, lacking cross striations. 1000x