Why skeletal muscles are called striated muscles?
Correct answer: C. Alternating dark and light bands appear on their surface when visualized via a microscope.
- A. They appear darker than smooth muscles by naked eye.
- B. Alternating dark and light bands appear on their surface when visualized by naked eye.
- C. Alternating dark and light bands appear on their surface when visualized via a microscope.
- D. All of these
Explanation
Skeletal muscle is called striated because microscopic examination shows repeating alternating dark A bands and light I bands. Students may choose b because the bands are visible as a pattern, but they are not normally resolved by the naked eye.
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