Question

Skeletal muscle fibre is a "Syncytium" which means it is?

• A. Made up of many fibres
• B. Made up of many proteins
• C. Long and slender
• D. Swollen in the middle with tapered ends
• E. Multinucleated

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

Multinucleated

• Syncytia: An epithelium or tissue characterized by cytoplasmic continuity, or a large mass of cytoplasm not separated into individual cells and containing many nuclei. Syncytium may be formed by the fusion of two or more cells, forming a giant cell.
  

So, the correct answer is 'Multinucleated'.