Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
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Chapter 39, Problem 2TYU
Tissue that contracts and is striated and involuntary would most likely be found in (a) the leg (b) the wall of the stomach (c) the exocrine glands (d) body structures requiring very rapid contraction (e) the heart
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