- differentiate between striated, unstriated and cardiac muscle on basis of their structure and location in body?
- name the tissue that connects muscle to bone in humans?
Striated | Unstriated | Cardiac |
Long, cylindrical, unbranched and multinucleate cells. | Long, uninucleate cells with pointed ends. | Cylindrical, branched and uninucleate. |
Muscles show alternate light and dark bands or striations when stained. | Muscles do not show striations when stained. | Type of striated muscle. |
Involved in voluntary functions. | Involuntary | involuntary |
A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone and can withstand tension while ligaments join one bone to another.