Muscles found in higher vertebrates are of three types:
1. Striated or skeletal muscles or voluntary muscles.
2. Unstriated or smooth muscles or involuntary muscles.
3. Cardiac muscles.
| Muscle |
Location |
Characteristics |
| Striated / Skeletal / Voluntary muscle |
Attached to bones, Found in arms, legs, neck. |
Multinucleate, Unbranched, Voluntary. |
| Non striated / Smooth / Involuntary muscle |
Attached to soft parts of the body like blood vessels, iris, bronchi and the skin. |
Single, central nucleus Involuntary |
| Cardiac muscle |
Heart |
Branched, 1 - 3 central nuclei Involunta |
