Muscle Types & Characteristics Name ______________________________ Date ______________________Pd_______ Label each type of muscle pictured below and list the location and characteristics of each type. Location Cell Characteristics Contraction Characteristics Type ?Science Island Muscle Types & Characteristics ANSWER KEY Label each type of muscle pictured below and list the location and characteristics of each type. Location Cell Characteristics Contraction Characteristics Type ?Science Island Cardiac Muscle Skeletal Muscle Smooth Muscle Walls of the heart; also called myocardium Attached to bones (facial muscles are attached to other muscles or skin) In the walls of hollow internal organs and blood vessels Striated Branching chains of cells Intercalated discs One nucleus