Muscles which contract and relax upon our will are called

Striated muscles

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Nonstriated muscles

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Cardiac muscles

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None of these

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The correct option is A
Striated muscles

Muscles that are under the control of the will of an individual are voluntary muscles or skeletal muscles or striated muscles. For example the muscles in your arms move only when you want. Such muscles constitute about 50 percentage of the body weight.

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