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No, the heart is not a skeletal muscle; it is composed of cardiac muscle. Cardiac muscle is unique to the heart and is involuntary, meaning it functions automatically without conscious control. In contrast, skeletal muscle is under voluntary control and is responsible for movement of the skeleton. The distinct structure and function of cardiac muscle allow the heart to pump blood efficiently throughout the body.
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Is skeletal muscle found in the heart?
no. skeletal muscle is found in large groups of muscles like the arms and legs. your heart is a cardiovascular muscle
Is the heart an example of the skeletal muscle?
no
What are the 3 subtypes of muscle tissue?
Striated,smooth,and skelital cardiac, skeletal, and smooth
Skeletal muscle is found in muscles that?
Skeletal muscle is found in all muscles (mainly in charge of movement) other than the heart (cardiac muscle) and the organs (smooth muscle)
Is there is a small amount of smooth muscle in the heart?
No. and cardiac muscle is technically different from skeletal muscle, too.
What is a skeletal muscle and is it voluntary or involuntary?
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
What muscle tissue is the tissue of the heart?
Cardiac muscle is found in the heart. The other two types of muscle are smooth and striated (skeletal) muscle.Cardiac muscle, the third kind of muscle (the other two being skeletal and smooth muscle.
Are skeletal muscles responsible for the pumping action of the heart?
no MyocardiumThere are three types of muscle: skeletal muscles which move the bones, smooth muscle which produces waves (peristalsis) along a tube. For example, the digestive tract and muscle found only in the heart. This is called myo- (muscle) -cardium (heart).
What are muscles skeletal cardiac and smooth?
smooth muscle is used in a train of thought (brain is need in the act) cardiac muscle can be found in the heart skeletal muscle moves your bones
Why would you have longer relaxation with cardiac muscle versus skeletal muscle?
Skeletal, because cardiac muscles are always moving to keep your heart beating.
What muscle types are involuntarily controlled?
Skeletal muscle
Three types of muscle and give an example for them?
Cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscles.the three types of muscle in the body: cardiac (heart), skeletal (biceps, quadriceps etc.), and smooth muscle (found in the intestinal tract such as stomach and colon).
