Diagrammatically show the difference between the three types of muscle fibres.  

 

Answer:

Points to remember:

Skeletal muscle cells are-

  • Long
  • Cylindrical
  • Unbranched
  • Multinucleate
  • Striated 

Smooth muscle cells are-

  • Long
  • Spindle shaped
  • Unbranched
  • Uninucleate 
  • Not striated 

Cardiac muscle cells are-

  • Long
  • Cylindrical
  • Branched
  • Uninucleate
  • Striated 

 

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