Skeletal muscle: voluntarily controlled, cylindrical shape, multinucleated, IM injection site, Smooth muscle: spindle shape (tapered ends), found in most hollow organs, non-striated, functions in peristalsis, Cardiac muscle: branching shape, intercalated disks between cells, can contract without nerve stimulation, found only in thoracic cavity,

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