Three types of muscles are given as a, b and c. Identify the correct matching pair along with their location in human body: [Figure] Name of muscle/location
- (a) Smooth - Toes (b) Skeletal - Legs (c) Cardiac - Heart
- (a) Skeletal - Triceps (b) Smooth - Stomach (c) Cardiac - Heart
- (a) Skeletal - Biceps (b) Involuntary - Intestine (c) Smooth - Heart
- (a) Involuntary - Nose tip (b) Skeletal - Bone (c) Cardiac - Heart
Answer
(2) (a) Skeletal - Triceps (b) Smooth - Stomach (c) Cardiac - Heart
Solution
(a) Long, cylindrical, unbranched fibres with striations and peripheral nuclei – skeletal (striated, voluntary) muscle, attached to bones, e.g. triceps, biceps.
(b) Spindle-shaped (fusiform) cells without striations, each with a single central nucleus – smooth (involuntary) muscle, found in the walls of internal organs such as the stomach and intestine.
(c) Branched, striated fibres joined by intercalated discs – cardiac muscle, found only in the heart.
Only option (2) gives all three correctly.
Answer: (2)