responsible for the body movement and is also called voluntary muscle or striated muscle.

found within the walls of hollow organs, blood vessels, and in the iris of the eye. also called involuntary muscle.

found only in the heart, cross-fibered to allow the heart to contract from the top and the bottom in order to pump blood.

ends of skeletal muscles that attach the muscle to bone

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muscular system

Term	Definition
skeletal muscle	responsible for the body movement and is also called voluntary muscle or striated muscle.
smooth muscle	found within the walls of hollow organs, blood vessels, and in the iris of the eye. also called involuntary muscle.
cardiac muscle	found only in the heart, cross-fibered to allow the heart to contract from the top and the bottom in order to pump blood.
tendon	ends of skeletal muscles that attach the muscle to bone
muscles	responsible for movement