Muscle Types

Question 1

Describe voluntary muscles

Answer 1

• under conscious control
• function is to move the skeleton
• other names are; striated or striped

Eg: biceps, hamstrings

Question 2

Describe involuntary muscles

Answer 2

• form the walls of various tubes and chambers inside the body
• cannot be seen
• also known as ‘visceral’
• contract under unconscious control

Eg: digestive, reproductive, respiratory and urinary tracts, blood vessels

Question 3

Describe cardiac muscles

Answer 3

• only found in the heart
• very fatigue resistant
• is involuntary but also striated

Question 4

What are the three types of muscle?

Answer 4

• voluntary (skeletal)
• involuntary (smooth)
• cardiac (myocardium)