Multiple Choice
In cardiac muscle tissue, what is the primary function of intercalated discs?
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4. Tissues & Histology
Types of Muscle Tissue
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Which type of muscle tissue is striated and involuntary?
A
Tendon (dense regular connective tissue)
B
Skeletal muscle
C
Cardiac muscle
D
Smooth muscle
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Step 1: Understand the characteristics of muscle tissue types. Muscle tissues can be classified based on their appearance (striated or non-striated) and control (voluntary or involuntary).
Step 2: Identify the features of skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle is striated and under voluntary control, meaning you can consciously move it.
Step 3: Identify the features of smooth muscle. Smooth muscle is non-striated and involuntary, found in walls of internal organs like the intestines and blood vessels.
Step 4: Identify the features of cardiac muscle. Cardiac muscle is striated like skeletal muscle but is involuntary, meaning it contracts without conscious control and is found only in the heart.
Step 5: Conclude that the muscle tissue which is both striated and involuntary is cardiac muscle, distinguishing it from skeletal (striated, voluntary) and smooth muscle (non-striated, involuntary).
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