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voluntary muscle
voluntary musclen. Muscle that is normally controlled by individual volition; skeletal muscle.vol′untary mus′cle
n. any muscle moved at will and composed of bundles of striated fibers. [1780–90] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  voluntary muscle - striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarilyskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes |
voluntary muscle
voluntary muscle[′väl·ən‚ter·ē ′məs·əl] (physiology) A muscle directly under the control of the will of the organism. voluntary muscle
vol·un·tar·y mus·cleone with an action that is under the control of the will; all the striated muscles, except the heart, are voluntary muscles.voluntary musclen. Muscle that is normally controlled by individual volition; skeletal muscle.vol·un·tar·y mus·cle (vol'ŭn-tar-ē mŭs'ĕl) One with an action that is under the control of the will; all the striated muscles, except the heart, are voluntary muscles. voluntary muscle Striped muscle normally contracted in the course of volitional activity.voluntary muscle see STRIATED MUSCLE.Voluntary muscleA muscle under conscious control; contrasted with smooth muscle and heart muscle which are not under voluntary control.Mentioned in: Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisLegalSeeVoluntaryvoluntary muscle
Related to voluntary muscle: involuntary muscleWords related to voluntary musclenoun striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarilyRelated Words- skeletal muscle
- striated muscle
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