Definition

Noun: 1. A type of animal tissue primarily composed of specialized cells capable of contraction: This tissue is responsible for producing force and motion in the body. It is characterized by its ability to contract, which is fundamental to movement, posture, and internal bodily functions like circulation and digestion.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The heart is composed of a unique type of muscular tissue that contracts rhythmically throughout life.
  • Exercise helps to strengthen and build muscular tissue.
  • The biopsy examined the muscular tissue for signs of damage or disease.

Advanced Usage

• "Striated muscular tissue": Refers to muscular tissue that has a striped appearance under a microscope, including skeletal muscle (voluntary) and cardiac muscle.
  • Skeletal muscular tissue is a type of striated tissue that is attached to bones.
• "Smooth muscular tissue": Refers to non-striated, involuntary muscular tissue found in organs like the stomach, intestines, and blood vessels.
  • The walls of the arteries contain smooth muscular tissue.

Variants and Related Words

• Muscle (n): An organ composed of muscular tissue. While "muscular tissue" refers to the biological material, "muscle" often refers to a distinct structure (e.g., biceps muscle) made of that tissue.
  • A muscle contains bundles of muscular tissue.
• Myocyte (n): A muscle cell; the contractile cell that constitutes muscular tissue.
  • Each myocyte is a unit of muscular tissue.

Synonyms

• Contractile tissue: Tissue specialized for contraction.
• Flesh (in a specific, non-culinary context): Can sometimes refer informally to muscular tissue, especially when contrasted with fat or bone.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Muscular tissue" itself is a scientific term and does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms. Related phrases involve the more common word "muscle.") * To muscle through: To force one's way through using strength or determination (derived from the concept of muscular force). * He had to muscle through the crowded room.

Noun

1. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells