In normal individuals, there is a constant production of ketone bodies by the liver and their utilization by extrahepatic tissues. The concentration of ketone bodies in blood is maintained around 1 mg/dl. Their excretion in urine is very low and undetectable by routine urine tests (Rothera's test).
A: Examples of involuntary muscles, also known as smooth muscles, are the muscles of the urogenital tract, digestive tract, circulatory system and respiratory tract. Involuntary muscles are not controlled by the organism's will. Their actions are automatic and facilitated by the autonomic nervous system.
These are also called voluntary muscles.. Smooth muscle is involuntary, and is not under conscious control; the muscles in your digestive system are smooth muscles. The cells are individual and are found in sheets instead of long fibers.here skeletal muscle is voluntary, cardiac muscle is autorhythmic (beats involuntarily; generates its own action potentials). 3. Smooth muscle: refers to the muscles that are controlled involuntarily by the brain, like those attached to the base of hair follicles or in the walls of the gastro-intestinal tract.