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Why is a skeletal muscle fibre described as a syncitium?
AIt has no cell membrane
BIts sarcoplasm holds many nuclei
CIt contains only one myofibril
DIt is made only of actin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Its sarcoplasm holds many nuclei
A single fibre contains many nuclei in one shared cytoplasm, which defines a syncitium.
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