Muscle Types

Question 1

Skeletal muscle traits

Answer 1

1. Striated fibres
2. Attached to bones, skin or other muscles
3. Functions in locomotion, movements of lymph and venous blood, posture and heat production
4. Under voluntary control

Question 2

Cardiac muscle

Answer 2

1. Striated fibres
2. Forms most of the heart, pumps blood and helps regulate blood pressure
3. Under involuntary control

Question 3

Smooth (visceral) muscle

Answer 3

1. Non striated fibres
2. Forms wall of hollow internal structures
3. Moves substances through tracts and regulates organ volume
4. Under involuntary control