Differentiation between voluntary muscle and involuntary muscle.

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Voluntary muscles
Voluntary muscles are long, cylindrical, unbranched and multinucleated muscles.
These muscles are under the control of our will.
Involuntary muscles
Involuntary muscles are long, tapering ends with uninucleate.
These muscles cannot be controlled by our will.
Voluntary Involuntary
1.Long, cylindrical, unbranched and multinucleated. 1.Long, tapering ends with uninucleate.
2. These muscles are under the control of our will. 2. These muscles cannot be controlled by our will.
3. Present in limbs, body wall, tongue, pharynx and beginning of esophagus. 3. Involuntary muscles are present in the internal organs of the body such as stomach, intestine, urinary bladder.

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Voluntary	Involuntary
1.Long, cylindrical, unbranched and multinucleated.	1.Long, tapering ends with uninucleate.
2. These muscles are under the control of our will.	2. These muscles cannot be controlled by our will.
3. Present in limbs, body wall, tongue, pharynx and beginning of esophagus.	3. Involuntary muscles are present in the internal organs of the body such as stomach, intestine, urinary bladder.