Voluntary movements | Involuntary movements |
1) The movements can be controlled consciously | These movements are involuntary and cannot be controlled by our will. |
2) They are associated and controlled voluntarily | They are under the control of an autonomic nervous system. |
3) The skeletal muscles are involved in these type of movements. | The involuntary smooth muscles and cardiac muscles are involved in these movements. |
4) Voluntary muscles are attached to the skeleton. | The smooth involuntary muscles are visceral. |
5) They are composed of muscles with cylindrical fibres. | They are composed of muscles with spindle-shapedfibres. |
6) Examples of movements like the movements of hands and legs, walking, etc. | Examples of movements like the heartbeat, peristalsis, etc. |