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Mnemonic ''Slow red fat ox'': '''Slow''' twitch fibres are (grossly) more '''red''' (due to mitochondria), | Mnemonic ''Slow red fat ox'': '''Slow''' twitch fibres are (grossly) more '''red''' (due to mitochondria), | ||
lipid rich ('''fat''') and primarily have '''oxidative''' metabolism. | lipid rich ('''fat''') and primarily have '''oxidative''' metabolism. | ||
===Normal findings=== | |||
*Muscle-tendon junction - myofibrils frayed + adjacent to dense connective tissue. | |||
**Image: [http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/corepages/connective/Images/mtj040vg.jpg Muscle-tendon junction (anhb.uwa.edu.au)].<ref>URL: [http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/corepages/connective/connect.htm http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/corepages/connective/connect.htm]. Accessed on: 4 November 2010.</ref> | |||
===Abnormal findings=== | ===Abnormal findings=== |
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