Skeletal Muscles: Structure & Control — NEET Biology
✅ Asked in NEET 2024Skeletal muscles are closely associated with the skeletal components of the body. They have a striped appearance under the microscope and hence are called striated muscles. As their activities are under the voluntary control of the nervous system, they are known as voluntary muscles too. They are primarily involved in locomotory actions and changes of body postures.
NTA tests whether students can identify skeletal muscle characteristics: striated appearance, voluntary control, and locomotory function. Students often confuse skeletal muscles with smooth muscles (non-striated, involuntary) or forget that 'striated' refers to the visible striations under a microscope caused by sarcomere organization. The key trap is mixing up the three muscle types—skeletal (striped + voluntary), smooth (non-striped + involuntary), and cardiac (striped + involuntary). To score marks, remember: skeletal = striated + voluntary + locomotion. When NEET shows a muscle image or asks about movement control, immediately think of skeletal muscles. Link the microscopic striations directly to voluntary nervous system control.
Three types of muscles are given as a, b and c. Identify the correct matching pair along with their location in human body.
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