( ( Skeletal ( and ( cardiac ( muscle fibers ) ) ) ) ( ( have ( ( a ( ( characteristic striated ) appearance ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( longitudinal section ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Skeletal) (CC and) (JJ cardiac) (NN muscle) (NNS fibers)) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (JJ characteristic) (JJ striated)) (NN appearance)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (JJ longitudinal) (NN section)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))) (. .)))
Skeletal and cardiac muscle fibers have a characteristic striated appearance (longitudinal section).
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Like) (NP (JJ skeletal) (NN muscle))) (, ,) (NP (JJ cardiac) (NN muscle)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN striated))) (. .)))