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Caveolae Are an Anatomical Feature of Smooth Muscle

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Caveolae are an anatomical feature of smooth muscle. Describe this anatomical feature and specifically how it improves smooth muscles' response to nervous stimulation


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Angiosperms

A large group of flowering plants that develop seeds within an enclosed ovary.

Gymnosperms

A group of seed-producing plants that includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, characterized by seeds that are not enclosed by a fruit.

Chitin

A large, structural polysaccharide made from chains of modified glucose and found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi.

Cellulose

Polysaccharide that is the major complex carbohydrate in plant cell walls.

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