Tissue
striated muscle Audio
stri·at·ed mus·cle
Subclass of:
Muscle Tissue
Definitions related to muscle, striated:
  • (striated muscle) Muscle with fibers divided by transverse bands into striations; in general under voluntary control.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • One of two types of muscle in the body, characterized by the array of bands observed under microscope. Striated muscles can be divided into two subtypes: the CARDIAC MUSCLE and the SKELETAL MUSCLE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (striated muscle tissue) Striated muscles are appendicular and axial muscles typically connected at either or both ends to the bony skeleton of the body. Striated muscle fibers contain a highly organized, contractile cytoskeletal apparatus with a striated microscopic appearance; muscle contraction is typically under voluntary control.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (striated muscle tissue) Tissue which consists of striated muscle fibers surrounded by endomysium. Examples: Skeletal muscle tissue, Cardiac muscle tissue.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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