Q. Difference between cardiac and striated muscle.
Answers
Answer:
Cardiac muscles occurs in the wall of heart while the striated muscle occurs in the limbs, body wall, face, neck,etc. Cardiac muscles have branched fiber while the striated muscles have unbranched fiber. Cardiac muscles are involuntary in action while the striated muscles are voluntary in action.
(3 differences each)
Composition:
• The intercellular spaces are filled with abundant loose connective tissue supplied with blood capillaries.
Function:
• Contraction and relaxation of heart.
Structure:
• They're straited, branched and involuntary.
Composition:
• Straited muscles are composed of a thin but distinct plasma membrane, called sarcolemma.
Function:
Provide force of locomotion and all voluntary movements.
•Structure:
•They're straited, non- branched and voluntary.