Identify the type of muscle tissue based on these characteristics:
a) Present in the walls of the heart
b) They have branched fibres
c) Faint light and dark bands are seen

Skeletal

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Cardiac

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Striated

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Solution

The correct option is C Cardiac
Cardiac muscle tissue are present in the walls of the heart, pulmomary veins and superior vena cava. They are cylindrical in shape and are uninucleated (having single nucleus). They have branched fibres. They have faint light and dark bands present which alternate with each other.

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Identify the type of muscle tissue based on these characteristics: a) Present in the walls of the heart b) They have branched fibres c) Faint light and dark bands are seen

Identify the type of muscle tissue based on these characteristics:
a) Present in the walls of the heart
b) They have branched fibres
c) Faint light and dark bands are seen