Question

Question 8
Differentiate between striated, unstriated and cardiac muscles on the basis of their structure and site/location in the body.

Answer 1

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Striated muscle}& \text{Unstriated muscle}& \text{Cardiac muscle}\\ \text{On the basis of structure:}& & \\ \text{Cells are cylindrical}& \text{Cells long}& \text{Cells are cylindrical}\\ \text{Cells are not branched}& \text{Cells are not branched}& \text{Cells are branched}\\ \text{Cells are multinucleate}& \text{Cells are uninucleate}& \text{Cells are uninucleate}\\ \text{Alternate light and}& \text{There are no bands present}& \text{Faint bands are present}\\ \text{dark bands are present}& & \\ \text{On the basis of location:}& & \\ \text{These muscles are present}& \text{These muslces control the movement}& \text{These muscles control the}\\ \text{in body parts such as}& \text{of food in the elementary canal and}& \text{contraction and relaxation}\\ \text{hands, legs, tongue, etc.}& \text{the contraction and relaxation}& \text{of the heart}\\ & \text{of blood vessels etc.}& \end{array}$