Structural Organisation In Animals Question 41
Question: Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about muscle tissue?
Options:
A) Each muscle is made of many long, cylindrical fibres arranged in parallel arrays.
B) Muscle fibres contract (shorten) in response to stimulation, then relax (lengthen) and return to their unconstructed
C) state in a coordinated fashion. Muscles play an active role in all movements of the body.
D) All of the above
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
[d] Muscle tissue is contractile tissue grouped into coordinated systems for greater efficiency.
In humans the muscle systems are classified by gross appearance and location of cells.
The three types of muscles are striated (or skeletal), cardiac, and smooth (or non-striated).