Write a short note on different types of muscles.
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Different types of muscles present in the human body:

Muscle Location Characteristics

Striated / Skeletal / Voluntary muscle Attached to bones. Found in arms, legs, neck. Multinucleate, Unbranched, Voluntary

Non striated / Smooth / Involuntary muscle Attached to soft parts of the body like blood vessels, iris, bronchi and the skin. Single, central nucleus Involuntary

Cardiac muscle Heart Branched, 1 -3 central nuclei Involuntary

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Muscle	Location	Characteristics
Striated / Skeletal / Voluntary muscle	Attached to bones. Found in arms, legs, neck.	Multinucleate, Unbranched, Voluntary
Non striated / Smooth / Involuntary muscle	Attached to soft parts of the body like blood vessels, iris, bronchi and the skin.	Single, central nucleus Involuntary
Cardiac muscle	Heart	Branched, 1 -3 central nuclei Involuntary