Talk:Skeletal muscle
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editthe label of the blood vessel in the diagram is misspelled; it incorrectly reads 'blood vessle' 46.208.178.175 (talk) 19:13, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
When the top dog is a redirect, don't avoid the issue
editHere's how I've refactored the lead:
Muscles are tissues composed of muscle cells. The three main categories of muscle are skeletal muscle (see below), cardiac muscle and smooth muscle. Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles under the control of the somatic nervous system. Cardiac muscle tissue and smooth muscle tissue are classified as involuntary, or, under the control of the autonomic nervous system. Skeletal and cardiac muscles are striated, while smooth muscle is not.
Skeletal muscles (commonly referred to as "muscles") are organs of the vertebrate muscular system and typically are attached by tendons to bones of a skeleton. The muscle cells of skeletal muscles are much longer than in the other types of muscle tissue, and are often known as muscle fibers. The muscle tissue of a skeletal muscle is striated – having a striped appearance due to the arrangement of the sarcomeres.
Some editors might not prefer this approach, but I challenge you to justify the original lead as accessed via the redirect from "muscle" by a blind person using a text-to-speech reader. They don't have quick eyesight to figure out that this article begins in a knot. — MaxEnt 09:12, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- Hello MaxEnt have reverted your edit for reasons given in summary.--Iztwoz (talk) 11:40, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- Entirely your prerogative, but in my view the article sucks again for the reason given above. Revision is cheap and convenient, but it's not a problem-solving tool. — MaxEnt 22:05, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
Trunks, tongues, and tentacles
editAlternatively, the skeletal support system may be a container reinforced with connective tissue surrounding a cavity filled with liquid.
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In many organs, muscles not only produce movement but provide a unique form of skeletal support of this remarkable group of structures and suggest ways in which an understanding of muscular hydrostats provides new insights into the diversity of animal form.
This is not addressed in the lead, and I'm sure 99 people out of 100 would not define "skeletal" in this manner. And yet, if I'm reading this right, these are clearly skeletal muscles. — MaxEnt 22:05, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- Intrinsic muscles and extrinsic muscles including those of the tongue are mentioned early in Gross anatomy section.--Iztwoz (talk) 09:57, 21 March 2023 (UTC)