Question

Mitochondria are more in

• A. Striated muscles
• B. Cardiac muscles
• C. Smooth muscles
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Cardiac muscles

• Cardiac muscles are the muscles of the heart. They have striated appearance and are involuntary in nature.
• Each heart cell has about 5000 mitochondria i.e far more mitochondria than any other organ in the body!
• Mitochondria are more in cardiac muscles because the constantly-beating heart works harder than any other organ in your body and thus requires more amount of energy.
  
• So, the correct answer is 'Cardiac muscles.