Question

Write short note on Striated muscles. <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> [Textbook Question No.5c Pg no. 208]

Answer 1

Characteristic features of striated muscles are:

• Striated muscle fibres constitute alternate light and dark bands.
• The cells of these tissues are long, cylindrical, multinucleated and unbranched.
• These are also known as skeletal muscle fibres as they are attached to bones.
• They are also known as voluntary muscles because they move as per our will.
• They are present at those sites where we can control our movements, for example, hands, legs, tongue, etc.