3 Muscle Types

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There are three types of muscle which are cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle is the only type of muscle that is voluntary so the muscle contractions can be controlled. The structure of the Skeletal muscle can be seen in Figure 6. Skeletal muscle is made up of bundles of long and thin cells that are called muscle fibers. Each muscle fiber contains hundreds of organelles called myofibrils . The muscle fibers are surrounded by a delicate tissue called the Endomysium. The bundles of muscle fibers called Fascicles are surrounded by connective tissue fibers of the Perimysium. Finally, the muscle is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath called the Epimysium and it is connected to the Tendon which connects it to