Skeletal muscle features:
Where is it located in the body?
What is the cell shape and arrangement?
Is it voluntary or involuntary?
Where is the nuclei and how many is it?
Is the striations present or absent?
What are the special features?
Skeletal muscle is located throughout the body, attached to bones and tendons.
The cells have a cylindrical shape and are arranged in parallel bundles.
Skeletal muscle is under voluntary control, meaning we can consciously control its contraction and relaxation.
The nuclei are located on the periphery of the cell, and each muscle fiber has multiple nuclei.
Striations are present in skeletal muscle due to the arrangement of proteins within the muscle fibers.
Special features of skeletal muscle include the ability to contract and produce movement, as well as the presence of specialized structures called sarcomeres, which are responsible for muscle contraction. Skeletal muscle also has a high metabolic rate and can fatigue easily with prolonged use.