The type of muscle tissue that is voluntary and striated is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The type of muscle tissue that is voluntary and striated is:
A. Skeletal muscle
B. Cardiac muscle
C. Smooth muscle
D. Visceral muscle
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Skeletal muscle is attached to bones, is under voluntary control, and has a striated appearance due to the arrangement of actin and myosin filaments. Smooth muscle (visceral) is non-striated and involuntary, found in internal organs. Cardiac muscle is striated but involuntary, found only in the heart. Skeletal muscles are multinucleated.

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