Parts of Nervous System. Nervous System: Nervous system is the chief controlling and coordinating system of the body. It controls and regulates all activities of the body, whether voluntary or involuntary, and adjusts the individual (organism) to the given surroundings.
1.Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones. Smooth muscles line up the visceral organs viz. Intestines,blood vessels,pupils etc (therefore also known as visceral muscles.) 2.Skeletal muscles perform voluntary actions. Smooth muscles are responsible for involuntary reflexes and actions.
compare the difference in lengths of the resting length and the length of myosin filaments for smooth vs. skeletal muscle. - resting length of smooth muscle is much shorter than skeletal. - smooth myosin filaments are much longer compared to skeletal.