Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Striated muscles are powerful and undergo rapid contraction. b. Smooth muscles occur in the muscles of limbs, body wall, face, neck, etc. c. Each smooth muscle is enclosed in a plasma membrane and has a single centrally located cigar-shaped nucleus in the centre of the cytoplasm.

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b

  4. Only b and c

  5. Only c
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this statement is false. Smooth muscles are found in the stomach, intestines, walls of alimentary canal, etc, not in the muscles of limbs, body wall, face, neck, etc. The muscles of limbs, body wall, face, neck, etc. are striated muscles.

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