your heart beating is involuntary.You cant make it move like you can your arms or legs. Also a reflex, such as the knee-jerk reflex. Both examples are part of the autonomic nervous system.
Voluntary means doing something because you want to do it. Involuntary means doing something that you can not prevent or stop doing. This terminology is often used in describing muscles to differentiate between muscles you can move like those used in walking and ones that move on their own like those used for breathing.
skeletal muscles or voluntary muscles
Involuntary muscles are muscles that you can't control. Such as the internal muscles. Involuntary muscles are the muscles that work by themselves without you personally doing anything to work them. Voluntary muscles are the muscles that you're in control with. An example of voluntary muscles would be when you sit down, or when you turn a page in a book. Voluntary muscles are muscles that you can control easier by yourself than with lots of help from your other muscles like you would need for your involuntary muscles. In short, the differences between the two are the fact that involuntary muscles are controlled without your help, and voluntary muscles work with your help because they are easier to work.
The nervous system controls many things, almost everything in our bodies. Here is a list that probably could be much longer:BehaviorCognitionMemoryEmotionsMetabolismHomeostasisDigestionRespirationHeart rateBlood pressureand much more...
Actions that one can control are governed by the peripheral nervous system and are called voluntary actions. As I am typing this, I am very much in control over the way my fingers move. This is called a voluntary action and as I mentioned before, is under the control of the peripheral nervous system. Actions that an individual cannot control such as the beating of the heart, peristaltic action and reflexes are under the control of the central nervous system and are called involuntary actions.
A voluntary muscle performs movement on command. Involuntary muscle performs with out conscious command.
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The example of the processes which is under voluntary control are urination and defecation. Voluntary control is an act that is normally controlled by an individualâ??s will.
The terms voluntary and automatic have opposite meanings. If a muscle is voluntary that means that it is under conscious control, rather than operating automatically.
A voluntary response is under conscious control, meaning you can choose whether or not to perform the action. An involuntary response is not under conscious control and occurs automatically, such as a reflex or a reaction controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
Most muscles are under voluntary control, save for reflexive responses. However, the muscles that operate the heart and lungs, for example, are autonomic or under non-voluntary control.
Involuntary muscles are not under you conscious control they are responsible for essential activities such as breathing and digesting food. Voluntary muscles are under your conscious control smiling, turning a page in a book are controlled by voluntary muscles.
Speech is normally under our control, its a conscious activity and is voluntary .If you can't do this, consult a doctor immediately , it could mean brain damage in the area responsible for speech.
Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles.
A nerve that is under your conscious control and stimulates skeletal muscles also controls voluntary movements, such as writing, talking, smiling or jumping
Voluntary responses are under conscious control, while involuntary responses occur without conscious control. Voluntary responses typically involve skeletal muscles, while involuntary responses involve smooth muscles, cardiac muscles, or glandular secretions controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
The skeletal muscle covers and clings to the body skeleton. It is responsible for body movement and is voluntary because it is under our conscious control unlike the cardiac muscle which is responsible for the heart beat