Question

Differentiate between skeletal muscle smooth muscle and cardiac muscle

Answer 1

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Following table summerises the differences between striated muscle, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle:

Striated muscles	Smooth muscles	Cardiac muscles
Cells are cylindrical.	Cells are cylindrical.	Cells are cylindrical.
Cells are unbranched	Cells are unbranched	Cells are branched
These are voluntary muscles.	These are involuntary muscles.	These are involuntary muscles.
They contract rapidly and soon undergo fatigue.	They contract slowly and do not undergo fatigue.	They contract rapidly but do not undergo fatigue.
These muscles are present in our body parts such as the hands, legs, tongue, etc.	These muscles control the movement of food in the alimentary canal, the contraction, and relaxation of blood vessels, etc	These muscles control the contraction and relaxation of the heart.

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