Skeletal muscles come under the broad category of muscle tissue for the animals. How many of the following statements are correct related to the skeletal muscles. I. They are closely attached to bones. II. These are involuntary in the activity. III. They are typically found within the blood vessel IV. Several muscle fibers are enclosed by a sheath of connective tissue.

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Skeletal muscles come under the broad category of muscle tissue for the animals. How many of the following statements are correct related to the skeletal muscles. I. They are closely attached to bones. II. These are involuntary in the activity. III. They are typically found within the blood vessel IV. Several muscle fibers are enclosed by a sheath of connective tissue. (A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 1

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Skeletal muscles are the voluntary type of muscle tissue giving conscious control over their contraction. They are typically found closely attached to the bones of the body. The muscle fibers making the skeletal tissue are bundled together by a sheath/covering of tough connective tissue. Smooth muscle is found in blood vessels and these are involuntary. Thus, statements I and IV are correctly describing skeletal tissue. Statement II and III describe smooth muscle instead of skeletal tissue.