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Striated (skeletal) muscles
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Non-striated (smooth or visceral)
muscles
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Cardiac muscles
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1.
Striations present
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Absent
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Absent
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2.
Voluntary in action
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Involuntary
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Involuntary
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3.
Muscle fibres are long and cylindrical with blunt ends
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Muscle fibres are long spindle shaped with pointed ends
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Muscle fibres are short, cylindrical with flat ends
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4.
Fibres are unbranched
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Unbranched
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Branched
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5.
Fibres are multi-nucleated
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Uninucleated
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Uninucleated
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6.
Sarcoplasmic reticulum is well developed
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Poorly developed
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Poorly developed
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7.
Sarcomeres present
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Absent
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Present
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8.
Intercalated discs absent
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Absent
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Present
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9.
Numerous mitochondria and glycogen granules are present
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Less mitochondria and glycogen granules are present
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Numerous mitochondria and glycogen granules are present
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10.
Seen attached to skeleton
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Seen in internal organs
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Seen in the walls of heart
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11.
E.g. Biceps muscle
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E.g. intestinal muscles
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E.g. heart muscles
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