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Which type of muscle cells are arranged into sheets of opposing fibers?
Which type of muscle cells are arranged into sheets of opposing fibers?
- Striated muscle cells
- Skeletal muscle cells
- Smooth muscle cells (correct)
- Cardiac muscle cells
What is the rhythmic form of contraction called that is caused by the contraction of the opposing layers of smooth muscle cells?
What is the rhythmic form of contraction called that is caused by the contraction of the opposing layers of smooth muscle cells?
- Diastole
- Tetanus
- Peristalsis (correct)
- Systole
What does peristalsis do in the organs?
What does peristalsis do in the organs?
- Filters substances in the organs
- Stores substances in the organs
- Prevents substances from entering the organs
- Propels substances through the organs (correct)
