Which type of muscle tissue is attached to bones and facilitates body movement?

The type of muscle tissue attached to bones and responsible for facilitating body movement is skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscles are striated in appearance and are under voluntary control, meaning we can consciously control their movements. These muscles work in pairs to contract and relax, allowing for coordinated movements such as walking, running, and lifting. Each skeletal muscle is connected to bones via tendons, which enable the forces generated by muscle contractions to produce movement at the joints.

While cardiac muscle is found only in the heart and is responsible for pumping blood, and visceral muscle (often referred to as smooth muscle) is found in the walls of hollow organs and is generally involuntary, these do not incorporate bone attachment or facilitate body movement in the same way. The term striated muscle refers to the patterned appearance of both skeletal and cardiac muscle tissues, but it is the skeletal muscle specifically that is engaged with the skeleton to enable movement. Therefore, skeletal muscle is the correct answer in this context.