Involuntary Muscle (Noun)
Meaning
A muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart).
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The involuntary muscle in the stomach wall helps to churn and mix food with digestive juices for proper digestion.
- Muscle spasms in the involuntary muscle surrounding the bladder can cause painful and uncomfortable symptoms.
- Blood vessels have a layer of involuntary muscle that can contract or relax to regulate blood flow and pressure.
- The involuntary muscle in the wall of the intestine helps to move food through the digestive system.
- Dysfunction of the involuntary muscle surrounding the intestine can lead to conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome.