Multiple choice

Which of the following is responsible for the pale colour in the flesh of small animals like rodents?

  1. Type I Skeletal muscle

  2. Type IIa Skeletal muscle

  3. Type IIx Skeletal muscle

  4. Type IIb Skeletal muscle

  5. T tubules

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D Correct answer
Explanation

This skeletal muscle is anaerobic, glycolytic and white.  In small animals like rodents this is the major fast muscle type, explaining the pale colour of their flesh.