EBK BIOLOGY
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Author: Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 5LTB
Muscle tissues ___________.
- contain actin and myosin, whether or not they are striated;
- that facilitate movements requiring conscious thought are involuntary;
- increase in cell number with exercise;
- that make up the heart are called smooth;
- all of the above
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