Skeletal Muscle, Longitudinal and Transverse Sections
Product Code : SCL-BLE-11672
Skeletal Muscle, Longitudinal and Transverse Sections (SKU SCL-BLE-11672) is a coloured prepared microscope slide that presents skeletal (striated) muscle cut both along and across its fibres, so students can compare two views of the same tissue. It suits animal-tissue practicals in secondary school biology, B.Sc. zoology and paramedical histology classes. From its base in Ambala, India, Science Lab Supplies sends the slide to schools, colleges, training institutes, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
The table below covers every specification of this skeletal muscle slide. In brief, it is a rectangular borosilicate glass slide measuring 25.4 x 76.2 mm, the standard 1 x 3 inch format, carrying a coloured preparation of muscle in longitudinal and transverse section and delivered in a plastic box.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | SCL-BLE-11672 |
| Product type | Prepared microscope slide |
| Specimen | Skeletal muscle |
| Sections | Longitudinal and transverse |
| Preparation | Coloured |
| Slide dimensions | 25.4 x 76.2 mm (1 x 3 in) |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Slide material | Borosilicate glass |
| Box material | Plastic |
| Use | Laboratory |
| Supplied by | Science Lab Supplies, Ambala, India |
Applications and Experiments for the Skeletal Muscle Slide
The slide is used to identify skeletal muscle under a compound microscope and to relate its structure to voluntary movement. In the longitudinal section students look for long, cross-striated fibres with several nuclei; in the transverse section they see the fibres cut across and grouped into bundles.
- CBSE/NCERT Class 9, Tissues: telling striated muscle apart from smooth and cardiac muscle, next to epithelial and blood slides.
- NCERT Class 11, Structural Organisation in Animals and Locomotion and Movement: linking muscle-fibre structure to contraction.
- B.Sc. zoology and paramedical histology practicals: drawing and labelling muscle fibres in both planes of section.
- Viewing at low and high power on a Student Biological Microscopes model, or giving younger groups a first look through a Microslide Viewer.
Hold the slide by its edges, focus with the low-power objective first, and return it to its box after the lesson.
Standard Scope of Supply
Each order line is for one coloured prepared slide of skeletal muscle showing longitudinal and transverse sections on borosilicate glass, packed in a plastic box. A microscope is not included; it can be quoted separately, together with storage boxes or further slides from the same range.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Quotations can cover a single slide for a teaching demonstration or enough slides for every microscope bench in the laboratory. Each one sets out the packing, delivery time and price for the quantity requested, and other prepared slides or a microscope can be listed on that same quotation.
Holding an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Zambia, Rwanda, South Africa, Qatar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Science Lab Supplies is registered for GST (GSTIN 06ADEPJ0574F2ZU). For a price on this muscle slide, send your quantity via the contact page, place it in the enquiry cart, or turn to the lab tender page when a formal bid is involved.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between the two sections on this slide?
The longitudinal section cuts the muscle along its fibres, showing their length and cross-striations, while the transverse section cuts across them, showing the outline of each fibre and how fibres pack into bundles. Seeing both helps students build a three-dimensional picture of the tissue.
What size is the slide and what is it made of?
It is a rectangular borosilicate glass slide measuring 25.4 x 76.2 mm, the common 1 x 3 inch format used on compound microscopes. The slide is coloured for contrast and is delivered in a plastic box.
Who supplies the Skeletal Muscle, Longitudinal and Transverse Sections slide?
Science Lab Supplies, a laboratory equipment supplier in India based in Ambala, dispatches this slide. Buyers deal with a single contact for the quotation, packing and shipment, and can combine it with other biology items on one order.
Can it be ordered with other tissue slides for a class set?
Yes. Epithelium, blood, lung and artery-and-vein slides from the same range can be listed with this one, and Science Lab Supplies will quote the whole set of school biology lab equipment in India with packing and delivery stated for each line.
Related Tissue Slides and Microscopy Supplies
These items share the histology theme of this slide: further coloured tissue slides in the same 25.4 x 76.2 mm size, a wall chart of the muscular system, and the cover slips, stains and storage needed to run and keep a slide collection. Any of them can join the same quotation.
- Simple Squamous Epithelium — coloured borosilicate slide of flat epithelial cells in the same 25.4 x 76.2 mm size.
- Colored Human Blood — coloured human blood preparation on a glass slide supplied in a plastic box.
- Artery and Vein, Cross Section — coloured borosilicate slide sectioning an artery and a vein.
- Human Muscles — laminated 70 x 100 cm wall chart for the classroom or lab.
- Lamella — 20 x 20 mm square borosilicate cover slips that keep solid specimens pressed flat.
- Stains and Reagents for Microscopy — six 10 ml dyes including methylene blue and eosin, plus Canada balsam.
- Storage Box, 100 Slides — ABS box with cork base, lock and index card holder for 7.6 x 2.6 cm slides.
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Last updated: 9 October 2026
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