KnowraSmooth muscleLinked fromLinked fromThe 29 pages that link to Smooth muscle, each with the reason it gives.All 29Broader topic 5Related 8Narrower topic 7Compared with 9PeristalsisNarrower topic: Its coordinated contractions form the muscular basis of digestive peristalsis.Vascular smooth muscleNarrower topic: Vascular smooth muscle is the smooth-muscle tissue specialized for blood vessels.Uterine contractionNarrower topic: Uterine contractions are a specialized activity of smooth muscle.PapaverineNarrower topic: Papaverine acts on this muscle type to reduce contraction.LymphangioleiomyomatosisNarrower topic: LAM cells resemble smooth muscle cells, though they have distinctive abnormal growth behavior.Amyl nitriteNarrower topic: Relaxation of vascular smooth muscle produces amyl nitrite’s characteristic drop in vascular resistance.Muscle cellNarrower topic: Its individual cells contract without the sarcomere pattern seen in striated muscle.