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One example of involuntary muscles would be in the digestive system, where muscles in the stomach churn food.
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Peristalsis the squeezing action of the digestive muscle is an example of what type of muscle?
Smooth muscles. These muscles are not striated and are involuntary.
Which muscles are called involuntary muscles?
Involuntary muscles operate without your brain telling it too. It does it automatically, if you are thinking or not. Example: your heart continues to beat if you think about it or not
What are the muscles called that cannot be controlled?
There are some muscles in the body we cannot control: they are called involuntary muscles and cardiac muscles. Involuntary muscles are found in the digestive tract for example. Cardiac muscles are found in the heart. Neither these two muscle types are controlled. We can control what are called voluntary muscles which are the muscles that were used to move our bones.
Compare and contrast voluntary and involuntary muscles?
Involuntary muscles are muscles that you can't control. Such as the internal muscles. Involuntary muscles are the muscles that work by themselves without you personally doing anything to work them. Voluntary muscles are the muscles that you're in control with. An example of voluntary muscles would be when you sit down, or when you turn a page in a book. Voluntary muscles are muscles that you can control easier by yourself than with lots of help from your other muscles like you would need for your involuntary muscles. In short, the differences between the two are the fact that involuntary muscles are controlled without your help, and voluntary muscles work with your help because they are easier to work.
Is visceral involuntary or involuntary?
They are involuntary muscles.
Is hiccups using involuntary muscles?
it is an involuntary action not muscles
Are your heart muscles voluntary or involuntary?
Heart muscles are involuntary.
What does it mean when right arm moves without thought?
It means that you naturally move your arm with out thinking that your going to move it. There are two types of muscles; voluntary muscles and involuntary muscles. Voluntary muscles are muscles that you think about to move sometimes and involuntary muscles are muscles that you don't think about moving. An example of an involuntary muscle would be your heart and an example of a voluntary muscle would be your arm even though you don't really have to think about it when you move it.
Muscles move without conscious control are what?
Involuntary muscles move without conscious effort - the heart, for example.
Are veins arteries and capillary muscles voluntary or involuntary?
They are involuntary muscles.
Are smooth muscles involuntary muscles?
yes. The smooth muscles (e.g. in the digestive tract) are involuntary.
How are voluntary and involuntary muscles alike?
involuntary muscles can't control consciously, but voluntary muscles can.
