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Smooth muscle is no way connected to the skeleton, example intestine liver etc. Where as striated muscle is connected to skeleton so it is called striated muscle. And the third type of muscle is Cardiac Muscle.
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Smooth muscle lack the sarcomeres that give skeletal and cardiac muscles their 'striated' appearance. Skeletal muscle isn't "called striated" because it it attached to the skeleton, it is called striated because sarcomeres give muscle a striated appearance. Thus the name, smooth muscle for looking smooth without striation.
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What the organ that can relax contract and can move bones in the body?
smooth muscles
Involuntary muscles are also called?
The muscles of the digestive system are smooth muscles.
Muscles that move bones are called?
Muscles that move bones are called Smooth muscle cells or Skeletal muscles
What are the longitudinal muscles in the esophagus called?
smooth muscle
Involuntary muscles found inside organs are called?
Involuntary muscles found inside organs are called smooth muscles. These muscles control processes like digestion, blood vessel constriction, and breathing without our conscious effort.
How many muscles are there in the human body which you can not control?
You can not control the smooth muscles as well as cardiac muscles of your body. They are called as involuntary muscles.
What is another name for involuntary muscles?
It is called involuntary muscle or smooth muscle.
Are smooth muscles striated or smooth?
Smooth muscles are not striated, unlike skeletal muscles which have a striped appearance due to the arrangement of actin and myosin fibers. Smooth muscles are more uniform in structure and lack the striations seen in skeletal muscles.
What muscles make up walls of most internal organs?
Much of our internal organs is made up of smooth muscles. Smooth muscles make up the walls of many organs; eg bladder, gallbladder, arteries, and veins, digestive tract and oesophagus. The smooth muscles are controlled by hormones and the nervous system. Smooth muscles are often called involuntary muscles because we cannot control there movement.
Can you contract your smooth and cardiac muscles on purpose?
Smooth Muscles can, but Cardiac Muscles can not.
What are the smooth muscle fibers called that support the lens?
The smooth muscle fibers that support the lens in the eye are called ciliary muscles. These muscles contract and relax to change the shape of the lens, allowing for accommodation and focusing on objects at different distances.
What are a bundle of smooth muscles associated with hair follicles called?
arrector pili.
