Skeletal(Striated) Muscle:Structure:\xa0Skeletal muscle is called “striated” because of its appearance consisting of light and dark bands visible using a light microscope. A single skeletal muscle cell is long and approximately cylindrical in shape, with many nuclei located at the edges (periphery) of the cell.Function:\xa0Movement of the skeleton under conscious control, including movement of limbs, fingers, toes, neck, etc.Movement of tissues of facial expression under conscious control, e.g. ability to smile and to frown
The primary function of striated muscles is to generate force and contract in order to support respiration, locomotion, and posture (skeletal muscle) and to pump blood throughout the body (cardiac muscle).
\xa0Skeletal(Striated) Muscle:Structure:\xa0Skeletal muscle is called “striated” because of its appearance consisting of light and dark bands visible using a light microscope. A single skeletal muscle cell is long and approximately cylindrical in shape, with many nuclei located at the edges (periphery) of the cell.Function:\xa0\tMovement of the skeleton under conscious control, including movement of limbs, fingers, toes, neck, etc.\tMovement of tissues of facial expression under conscious control, e.g. ability to smile and to frown.