Multiple Choice
Which type of muscle tissue is striated and involuntary?
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4. Tissues & Histology
Types of Muscle Tissue
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Which type of muscle tissue is multinucleated (contains multiple nuclei per cell)?
A
Skeletal muscle tissue
B
Cardiac muscle tissue
C
Smooth muscle tissue
D
Epithelial tissue
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Understand the three main types of muscle tissue: skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle, each with distinct structural characteristics.
Recall that skeletal muscle fibers are long, cylindrical cells formed by the fusion of multiple precursor cells, which results in multiple nuclei per cell (multinucleated).
Recognize that cardiac muscle cells typically have one or two nuclei and are connected by intercalated discs, while smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped with a single nucleus.
Eliminate epithelial tissue from consideration since it is not a muscle tissue but a type of tissue that lines surfaces and cavities.
Conclude that the muscle tissue type characterized by multinucleated cells is skeletal muscle tissue.
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