MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

MICROSCOPIC MUSCLE ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which muscle tissue is voluntary, striated, and contains single, long, cylindrical multinucleated cells?
A
skeletal muscle
B
cardiac muscle
C
smooth muscle
D
diaphragm
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Skeletal muscle fibers are cylindrical, multinucleated, striated, and under voluntary control.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skeletal Muscle Thus, these muscles are under conscious, or voluntary, control. The basic unit is the muscle fiber with many nuclei. These muscle fibers are striated (having transverse streaks) and each acts independently of neighboring muscle fibers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Within each muscle fiber are myofibrils-long cylindrical structures that lie parallel to the muscle fiber.

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