Discussion
Skeletal muscles are also known as :
Answer: A
Skeletal muscles are also known as striated muscles.
Skeletal muscle fibres show alternating light and dark bands (striations) under the microscope, because their actin and myosin filaments are arranged in regular sarcomeres. They are attached to bones and are voluntary.
Smooth muscle, found in the walls of the gut and blood vessels, is non-striated and involuntary. So 'non-striated', 'smooth' and 'involuntary' all describe a different type of muscle.
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