Muscular: Characteristics and functions of different types of muscles

Question 1

Cardiac Muscle

Answer 1

-Doesn’t Fatigue
-Involuntary
-Miogenic

Example: Heart (Walls of the heart)

Question 2

Skeletal Muscle

Answer 2

-Does fatigue
-Voluntary
-Contracts by impulses sent by the brain

Examples: Biceps, triceps, deltoids, gluteals

Question 3

Smooth Muscle

Answer 3

-Does fatigue
-Controlled by the nervous system
-Controls body functions

Examples: Intestines, pancreas, bladder, liver, arteries, veins, stomach