Differentiate between striated, unstriated and cardiac muscles.
Striated muscles: Skeletal muscles are the form of striated muscles that remain attached to bones by tendons.
Unstriated muscles: Smooth muscles are the form of unstriated muscles which are present in organs like the small intestine, stomach etc.
Cardiac muscles: These are the muscles of the heart.
|Types and features||Striated muscles||Unstriated muscles||Cardiac muscles|
|Structure||Long, cylindrical and branched||Short, spindle-shaped||Short, cylindrical|
|Location||Limbs, tongue, pharynx etc||Blood vessels, small intestine etc.||Heart|
|Presence of bands||Dark and light bands present||No bands||Presence of bands|