Question

Identify the location(s) of smooth muscles among the given options.

• A. Walls of blood vessels
• B. Walls of stomach
• C. Small intestine
• D. Walls of heart

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A

Walls of blood vessels

B

Walls of stomach

C

Small intestine

Smooth muscles generally form the supporting tissue of blood vessels and hollow internal organs, such as the stomach and intestine. They are also found on the iris of the eye, uterus, etc. In terms of appearance, smooth muscles are spindle-shaped, unbranched and uninucleated (have a single nucleus).