Classification of Muscles

Human body has more than 600 muscles.  Muscles are classified into three types. Skeletal Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, Smooth Muscle.They may b striated or non-striated and voluntary or involuntary. Skeletal muscles are present in bones and supplied by somatic nerves. Cardiac muscles are present in heart and supplied by autonomic nerve fibers. Smooth muscles are present in visceras and supplied by autonomic nerve fibers.