Question

identify the subtype of muscle tissue shown here.
answers: a - d
a involuntary muscle
b cardiac muscle
c skeletal muscle
d smooth muscle

Explanation:

Skeletal muscle tissue has a striated appearance under a microscope due to the arrangement of actin and myosin filaments. Involuntary muscle (which includes smooth and cardiac muscle) has different characteristics - smooth muscle is non - striated and spindle - shaped, and cardiac muscle has a striated look but with branching fibers and intercalated discs. The image shows a striated pattern which is characteristic of skeletal muscle.

Answer:

C. Skeletal muscle