Skeletal Muscle

Skeletal muscle, also known as striated muscle, is one of three types of muscle tissue in the human body. It differs from smooth and cardiac muscle in its ability to consciously control movements and its high rate of contraction.

Muscle tissue consists of muscle fibers



Skeletal muscles are those muscles of the body that are directly attached to the bones of the skeleton, and their contraction allows the bones to move. These muscles include striated muscles, which are attached to all bones and are part of the so-called musculoskeletal system of the body. In the human body