Differentiate between striated, unstriated and cardiac muscles on the basis of their structure and site/location in the body.
Differences between striated, unstriated and cardiac muscles are as follows:
Striated Muscle | Unstriated Muscle | Cardiac Muscle |
These are voluntary muscles. | These are involuntary muscles. | These are involuntary in action. |
Striated muscles are present in our limbs and join the bones. | They are found in alimentary iris of the eye, uterus and bronchi of the lungs. | They are found in the wall of heart. |
The cells are long, cylindrical, unbranched and multinucleate. | The cells are long with pointed ends (spindle-shaped) and uninucleate. | The cells are cylindrical, branched and uninucleate. |