Question

How do you distinguish between a skeletal muscle and a cardiac muscle?

Answer 1

	Skeletal muscle	Cardiac muscle
1.	They are found in the limbs, body walls, tongue, pharynx, and the beginning of the oesophagus.	They are present in the heart's wall, pulmonary veins, and superior vena cava.
2.	Fibres unbranched.	Fibres branched.
3.	Light and dark brands are present.	Faint light and dark bands are present.
4.	Multinucleate	Uninucleate
5.	Nerve supply through the central nervous system.	Nerve supply from the brain and the automated nervous system.
6.	No oblique bridges or intercalated discs.	No oblique bridges or intercalated discs.
7.	They quickly become weary.	They never become weary.
8.	Extremely fast contraction.	Rapid contraction.
9.	Voluntary	Involuntary