Smooth muscle characteristics includ :
Correct answer: B. Spindle shaped, uninucleate, involuntary
- A. Cylindrical, multinucleate
- B. Spindle shaped, uninucleate, involuntary
- C. Branched, striated
- D. Striated, multinucleate
Explanation
Smooth muscles are spindle-shaped, non-striated, involuntary with single nucleus.
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