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?

    <p>Small</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of muscle contains intercalated discs?

    <p>Cardiac muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of intercalated discs in cardiac muscle?

    <p>Facilitate end to end attachments between adjacent cardiac muscle cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basic functional unit of nervous tissue?

    <p>Neuron</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Central nervous system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Nissl bodies in a neuron rich in?

    <p>RNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do axons and dendrites differ in terms of diameter?

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

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