Biology
Medium
Question
Why skeletal muscles are called striated muscles?
A
They appear darker than smooth muscles by naked eye.
B
Alternating dark and light bands appear on their surface when visualized by naked eye.
C
Alternating dark and light bands appear on their surface when visualized via a microscope.
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D
All of these
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A
They appear darker than smooth muscles by naked eye.
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B
Alternating dark and light bands appear on their surface when visualized by naked eye.
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C
Alternating dark and light bands appear on their surface when visualized via a microscope.
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D
All of these
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