The Skeleto-Muscular System

There are three types of muscle tissue: striated, smooth, and cardiac. Of the three, striated is the one that will be influential in our makeup design. Viewed under a microscope, striated muscle appears to be striped. Striated muscle is also called voluntary muscle since it is under our conscious control. Over 640 volun­tary muscles make up 40 to 50 percent of our body weight.[6] Voluntary muscles are grouped and arranged in two or more layers and give the human form its characteristic shape beneath layers of fat and skin.[7]

Updated: June 17, 2015 — 12:31 am