Structure of skeletal muscle | how muscle is attached to the bone by means of tendons |
There are three general types of muscle tissues:
- Skeletal muscle responsible for movement
- Cardiac muscle responsible for pumping blood
- Smooth muscle responsible for sustained contractions in the blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, and other areas in the body
Skeletal and cardiac muscles are called striated muscle because of their striped appearance under a microscope, which is due to the highly organized alternating pattern of A band and I band.