These are closely associated with the skeletal components of the body.
In a typical muscle such as the biceps, striated (striped) skeletal muscle fibres are bundled together in a parallel fashion. A sheath of tough connective tissue encloses several bundles of muscle fibres.
A type of striated muscles (have striped appearance under the microscope)
These are primarily involved in locomotory actions and changes in body postures, voluntary in nature.