Organ: Skeletal muscle

Introduction: Skeletal muscle

The ordinary usage of the word "muscle" refers to skeletal muscle. This is the best known type of muscle that is voluntary controlled for our movement. Such muscles are attached to bones by tendons. There are almost 700 skeletal muscles in the human body. The other type of muscle in the body is involuntary muscle, which includes smooth muscle and cardiac muscle, and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.

Descriptions of Skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
Source: WordNet 2.1

Skeletal muscle : Striated muscles having fibers connected at either or both extremities with the bony framework of the body. These are found in appendicular and axial muscles. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Summary Information: Skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle: All voluntary muscles attached to bones and controlled by tendons.

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Organ types: Muscle (60)

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