The Total solution for NCERT class 6-12
The differencesbetween a skeletal muscle and a cardiac muscle is as follows:
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Linked to the primary bones
Located in the walls of the heart
Voluntary in nature
Involuntary in nature
Peripherally located nucleus
Centrally located nucleus
The muscle fibers of the skeletal muscles are unbranched
The muscle fibers of the cardiac muscles are branched
Intercalated discs are not found in the Muscle fibers of the skeletal muscles
Intercalated discs are found in the muscle fibers of the cardiac muscles
Brings about the locomotory actions of the body and maintains body posture
Responsible for the movement/motion of the heart