MUSCLES
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Striated muscles
(Skeletal) |
Non-striated muscles
(Smooth) |
Cardiac muscles
(Myocardium) |
|
Cells are long and cylindrical. |
Cells are long with pointed ends (Spindle shape). |
Cells are long and cylindrical. |
|
Muscles are unbranched. |
Muscles are unbranched. |
Muscles are branched. |
|
Cells are multinucleated.
(many nuclei) |
Cells are uninucleate. (Single
nucleus) |
Cells are uninucleate. |
|
Alternate light and dark bands are
present, called striations. |
Bands are absent.(Striations are absent.) |
Faint and light bands are
present called striations. |
|
The end of these cells is blunt. |
These cells have tapering
ends. |
These cells have flat
and wavy
ends. |
|
These muscles are present in
several body parts like hands, legs, tongue, eye lids attached to bones….. |
These muscles are present in the
inner linings of the organs like uterus, alimentary canal, blood vessels, bronchi,
iris of eye…. |
These muscles are present in the
heart tissues. |
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They are also called as skeletal muscles. |
They are also called as smooth muscles. |
They are also called as myocardial muscles. |
|
Voluntary muscle. |
Involuntary muscle. |
Involuntary muscle. |
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They contract
slowly. |
They contract rapidly. |
They contract rapidly. |
