The human body has four main types of muscles: skeletal, smooth, cardiac, and involuntary.
This article provides an overview of the four main types of muscles in the human body: skeletal, smooth, cardiac, and involuntary. It explains the structure and function of each type of muscle, as well as the differences between them. It also discusses how the muscles work together to enable movement and
Skeletal muscle is one of the three types of vertebrate muscle tissue, the others being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle. They are part of the musculoskeletal system, and typically are attached by tendons to the bones of a skeleton. The skeletal muscle cells (myocytes) are much longer than in the other types of muscle tissue, and are also known as muscle fibers. The tissue of a skeletal muscle is striated – having a striped appearance due to the arrangement of the sarcomeres.