striated muscle

striated muscle   n.  See skeletal muscle.

Main Entry: striated muscle
Function: noun
: muscle tissue that is marked by transverse dark and light bands, that is made up of elongated fibers, and that includesskeletal and usually cardiac muscle of vertebrates and most muscle of arthropods —compare SMOOTH MUSCLE, VOLUNTARY MUSCLE

striated muscle n.
Skeletal, voluntary, and cardiac muscle, distinguished from smooth muscle by transverse striations of the fibers.

striated muscle

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

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