Long, cylindrical, unbranched muscle fibres with light and dark bands are______

Smooth muscles

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Skeletal muscles

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Cardiac muscles

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Ligaments

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Solution

The correct option is B Skeletal muscles
Skeletal muscles are characterized by long cylindrical fibres which are unbrached and multinucleated.
Smooth muscle tissue occur in the gut and other internal organs and not under voluntary control. They are spindle shaped and uninucleated.
Cardiac muscle (heart muscle) is involuntary, striated muscle that is found in the walls of the heart. It is cylindrical but branched.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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