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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 <p>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</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/T.M.Sm-4-1-ping.png)
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 <p>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</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/T.M.Sm-4-2-ping.png)
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