Some Terms Used to Classify Muscles

Criteria
Terms

Location
Somatic; Visceral

Embryology
Epimere; Hypomere

Location relative to pharyngeal arches
Branchiomeric; Hypobranchial

Nervous control
Voluntary; Involuntary

Microscopic Appearance
Cardiac; Smooth; Striated

Color
Red; White

Force generation
Phasic (fast & slow twitch); Tonic