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• Definition
• Structure of Muscle
• Types of Muscle
• Classification of Muscle
• Naming of Muscle
DEFINITION OF MUSCLE
• Involuntary in Action
• Consists of long spindle shaped Cells
• Closely arranged in Bundles
• Movement is Peristalsis
• Present throughout the body including digestive system
SKELETAL MUSCLE
• Voluntary in Action
• Striated Muscles
• Having Cells called Muscle Fibres
• Long cells
• Having multiple Nucleus
CARDIAC MUSCLE
• Long___ Longissimus
• Broad ___Latismus
• Bigger___ Major
• Minor___Small
ACCORDING TO SHAPE
• Deltoid___∆
• Teres____0
• Rectus____ Rectangular shape
WITH RESPECT TO HEAD
• Biceps___Two Heads
• Triceps___Three Heads
• Quadriceps___Four Heads
WITH RESPECT TO ACTION
• Flexor___ Flexion
• Extensor___Extension
WITH RESPECT TO DEPTH
• Deep Profundus
• Super Facial