Which description best fits skeletal muscle?

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Which description best fits skeletal muscle?

Skeletal muscle is the voluntary, striated tissue that attaches to bones and moves the skeleton. Its contractile fibers pull on tendons, which transmit force to bones across joints, producing movement. That direct connection to bones is what makes this description the best fit. The other descriptions apply to other muscle types: cardiac muscle is found in the heart, not attached to bones; smooth muscle lines hollow organs and vessels; those muscles are not striated (smooth) or are involuntary (cardiac), so they don’t match skeletal muscle.

Skeletal muscle is the voluntary, striated tissue that attaches to bones and moves the skeleton. Its contractile fibers pull on tendons, which transmit force to bones across joints, producing movement. That direct connection to bones is what makes this description the best fit.

The other descriptions apply to other muscle types: cardiac muscle is found in the heart, not attached to bones; smooth muscle lines hollow organs and vessels; those muscles are not striated (smooth) or are involuntary (cardiac), so they don’t match skeletal muscle.

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