Muscle Types

Muscle Types

Skeletal Muscle

Muscles that attach to bones using tendons and are responsible for voluntary movement.

Voluntary Movement

Movement that you control consciously, such as walking or lifting.

How Skeletal Muscles work

They work in pairs—one muscle contracts (shortens) while the other lengthens.

Smooth Muscle

Muscle found in certain internal organs, involved in moving substances like food through the body.

Peristalsis

The process by which smooth muscle moves substances like food through the body.

Involuntary Muscles

Muscles that operate automatically without conscious control.

Cardiac Muscle

Muscle found only in the heart, with a branched and layered structure.

Function of Cardiac Muscle

Works involuntarily to pump blood throughout the body.