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Muscle Tissue Types and Characteristics

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Which type of muscle is attached to bone and under voluntary control?

Involuntary skeletal muscle (correct)

Non-striated muscle

Cardiac muscle

Smooth muscle

What is the shape of cardiac muscle fibers?

Cylindrical with tapering ends (correct)

Spindle-shaped with cylindrical ends

Cylindrical with no clear presence of actin and myosin

Branching tongue

Which type of muscle exhibits well-defined striations due to the clear presence of actin and myosin?

Smooth muscle

Involuntary skeletal muscle

Cardiac muscle (correct)

Non-striated muscle

How do smooth muscle fibers compare in size to skeletal muscle fibers?

Small Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle contains intercalated discs?

Cardiac muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of intercalated discs in cardiac muscle?

Facilitate end to end attachments between adjacent cardiac muscle cells Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic functional unit of nervous tissue?

Neuron Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the nervous system is responsible for nervous function?

Central nervous system Signup and view all the answers

What are Nissl bodies in a neuron rich in?

RNA Signup and view all the answers

How do axons and dendrites differ in terms of diameter?

Axons have a uniform diameter along its length, while dendrites' thickness decreases gradually towards its end Signup and view all the answers