Question

Describe the types of muscles.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The 3 types of muscle tissue are cardiac, smooth, and skeletal. Cardiac muscle cells are located in the walls of the heart, appear striated, and are under involuntary control.

Answer 2

Basically muscle are classified into three types:-

1. Skeletal muscles
2. Smooth muscles
3. Cardiac muscles

Some points on skeletal muscles are:-

➨ These muscles are also known as Striated muscle.

➨ They have multi-nucleated and unbranched muscle cells.

➨ They are under voluntary control of our nervous system and thus are the voluntary muscles.

➨ Performs actions such as running, jumping, fighting that are under our will.

Some points on smooth muscles are:-

➨ These muscles are also called as visceral muscles.

➨ They have uni-nucleated and spindle shaped muscles cells.

➨ These are not under the control of our will and are called as involuntary muscles.

➨ Performs actions such as digestion, fertilisation etc that are not under our will.

Some points on cardiac muscles are:-

➨ These are the muscles of the heart.

➨ These are involuntary in action.

➨ Arranged in a branched pattern over the heart and are uni-nucleated.