Normal Skeletal Muscle

Normal Skeletal Muscle •Medium power view of a bundle of muscle fibers in skeletal muscle. •The multiple black arrows surround a single muscle fiber. •Notice that the cell is a roughly polygonal cell in cross-section •Numerous dark staining dots, which represent the nuclei are seen towards the periphery of this cell. •Notice the uniformity of appearance of these muscle fibers in this cross-section and the absence of nuclei in the centers of the cells. (Description By:T.V. Rajan, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by:T.V. Rajan, M.D. UCHC )