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Smooth muscles push materials through passageways, remove materials from body parts, make body openings larger and smaller, and contract and restrict tubes in your body.

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Which types of muscles are involuntary?

Of the three types of muscle, the two that are involuntary are cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.


What muscle types allow only involuntary movement?

Smooth Muscles & Cardiac Muscles


Which muscle types allow only involuntary movement?

smooth and cardiac muscles :D


Which activity is most likely to be controlled by a smooth muscle?

A smooth muscle is responsible for the contractibility of hollow organs, such as blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract. Going to the bathroom would be controlled by these types of muscles.


How many types of muscles are there in humans?

There are three types of muscles:Skeletal muscle- Muscle of exterior (ex. triceps, biceps)Smooth muscle- Muscle of interior organs (ex. lungs, stomach)Cardiac muscle- Muscle of heart (ex. heart)


Name types of muscles in animals?

Cardiac (heart muscle)Smooth (blood vessels, organs)Skeletal (body movement)


What is the classification of the muscular system?

The muscular system is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. It permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body. The muscular system in vertebrates is controlled through the nervous system, although some muscles (such as the cardiac muscle) can be completely autonomous.There are three distinct types of muscles: skeletal muscles, cardiac or heart muscles, and smooth (non-striated) muscles. Muscles provide strength, balance, posture, movement and heat for the body to keep warm.CARDIAC MUSCLE:Heart muscles are distinct from skeletal muscles because the muscle fibers are laterally connected to each other. Furthermore, just as with smooth muscles, they are not controlling themselves. Heart muscles are controlled by the sinus node influenced by the autonomic nervous system.SMOOTH MUSCLE:Smooth muscles are controlled directly by the autonomic nervous system and are involuntary, meaning that they are incapable of being moved by conscious thought. Functions such as heart beat and lungs (which are capable of being willingly controlled, be it to a limited extent) are involuntary muscles but are not smooth muscles.


What muscles perform voluntary movement?

The voluntary muscles - those used for walking moving and speaking. As opposed to involuntary muscles such as those in your intestine or heart.


Which two muscle types are controlled involuntarily?

Smooth muscles and cardiac muscles are controlled involuntarily - they are not under conscious control. Smooth muscles control functions such as digestion and blood vessel constriction, while cardiac muscles control the beating of the heart.


These muscles are controlled by the nervous system?

All muscles, all three types; skeletal muscle that moves your body, smooth muscle of the internal organs, and cardiac muscle of the heart.


What is the difference of the three types of muscles?

There are three types of muscle tissue found in the human body. There are visceral muscles, which consist of smooth muscle tissue, which is controlled by the autonomic nervous system and responds to both hormones and neural stimulation. Smooth muscles have no striations, as the nucleus is centrally located. Thus, they are involuntarily controlled. Then, there is cardiac muscle, which is only found in the heart and is also stimulated by neural activity and hormones. Lastly, there are skeletal muscles, which aid in the movement of the body and is mostly attached to bones by means of tendons. These muscles are striated, and are voluntarily controlled. Skeletal muscles can further be sub-divided into two categories: red and white muscles. Red skeletal muscle tissue consists of a chemical not found in the white skeletal muscle called myoglobin. Myoglobin is a protein-like molecule, which aids in the storage of oxygen, which is essential to its function. Thus, this extra molecule is responsible for giving red muscles their coloring.


What types of muscles do you have?

The body is made up of three types of muscles: Smooth, Cardiac and Skeletal.