STRIATED MUSCLE

also called Voluntary Muscle, Striped Muscle, or Skeletal Muscle, the most common of the three types of muscle in the body. Striated muscle is attached to bone and produces all of the movements of body parts in relation to each other; unlike smooth and cardiac muscle, striated muscle is under voluntary control. Its fibres are long and thin, crossed with a regular pattern of fine red and white lines, giving the muscle its distinctive appearance and name. Compare smooth muscle.