Question

What is the red pigment contained in muscles called?

Answer 1

Muscles

1. Muscles are a type of soft tissue.
2. Muscles are the only tissues in the body that have the ability to contract and hence manipulate other body components.
3. Muscles are involved in practically every physiological system and function.

Red pigment contained in muscles:

1. Myoglobin is a red-colored oxygen-containing pigment found in muscle.
2. It's related to the pigment hemoglobin, which stores oxygen in blood cells.