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Smooth muscle differs from skeletal muscle in that smooth muscle is:

Answer: Involuntary and non-striated, found in the walls of internal organs.

  • A Found exclusively in the heart and nowhere else in the body
  • B Voluntary and striated, found mainly attached to bones
  • C Multinucleate with visible striations under the light microscope
  • D Involuntary and non-striated, found in the walls of internal organs

Correct answer: D. Involuntary and non-striated, found in the walls of internal organs

Explanation: Smooth muscle is involuntary and lacks visible striations; it is found in the walls of internal organs like the gut and blood vessels, unlike the voluntary, striated skeletal muscle attached to bones.

Four Basic Animal Tissue TypesEpithelialcovering/liningsquamous, cuboidal,columnarprotection,secretionConnectivecells in matrixareolar, adipose,cartilage, bone, bloodsupport,transportMuscularcontractile fibresskeletal, smooth,cardiacmovement,contractionNeuralneurons + neurogliaexcitable, conductsimpulsessignaltransmissionAll four tissue types combine to form organs; organs combine to form organ systems

The four basic animal tissue types and their core functions: epithelial (covering/lining), connective (support and transport), muscular (movement), and neural (signal conduction).

Concept context

The four basic animal tissue types (epithelial, connective, muscular, neural) and the cockroach as a model organism for organ-system level organisation.

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