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What are the Major Characteristics of Muscular Tissue?

The muscle is a contractile tissue which is responsible for movement. They account for 40% of the body weight.The four major characteristics of muscular tissue are:

Contractility: capacity of muscle cell/fiber to contract or shorten.
Excitability: ability of muscle fiber to respond to stimulation by nerves and hormones.
Extensibility: ability of muscle fibers to be stretched beyond their normal resting length to a limited degree.
Elasticity: ability of muscle fibers to recoil to their original resting length after they are stretched.

 Name the Types of muscles.

There are three types of muscles:

a. Skeletal/striated/voluntary muscle
b. Smooth/visceral/involuntary muscle
c. Cardiac muscle

types of muscles

Compare the Three Types of Muscles.

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