Otot iku siji jaringan konektif ing awak kang tugas mligi kontraksi. Kontraksi otot dipigunakaké kanggo mindhah pérangan-pérangan awak & substansi sajeroning awak.

Otot kang tinemu sajeroning jantung iki nyambut gawé kanthi terus-menerus tanpa mandheg. Perobahané ora kena prabawa saka sinyal saraf pusat, nanging luwih amarga prabawa hormon.

Nduwèni désain kang efektif kanggo perobahan kang spontan lan mbutuhaké tenaga gedhé. Perobahané diatur déning sinyal saka sèl saraf motorik. Otot iki nèmpèl ing rangka lan dipigunakaké kanggo perobahan

Otot kang tinemu sajeroning intestinum lan pambuluh getih nyambut gawé kanthi pengaturan saka sistem saraf ngisor sadhar.

• Sistem otot
• Pratélan otot awak manungsa

• Muslumova, Irada (2003). "Power of a Human Heart". The Physics Factbook. (Heart output 1.3 to 5 watts, lifetime output 2 to 3 ×10⁹ joules)
• University of Dundee Archived 2006-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. article on performing neurological examinations (Quadriceps "strongest")
• Muscle efficiency in rowing
• Human Muscle Tutorial Archived 1998-02-21 at the Wayback Machine. (clear pictures of main human muscles and their Latin names, good for orientation)
• Microscopic stains of skeletal Archived 2010-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. and cardiac Archived 2010-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. muscular fibers to show striations. Note the differences in myofibrilar arrangements.