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ASkeletal, cardiac, smooth
BCardiac, smooth, fibrous
CSkeletal, visceral, striated
DSkeletal, smooth, elastic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Skeletal, cardiac, smooth
1. Muscle is classified into three types found throughout the body.
2. These are skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle.
3. All three share properties such as excitability, but differ in location and control.
4. "Fibrous", "visceral" (alone), and "elastic" are not the standard names for the three muscle tissue types.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 "Muscle Tissue", section 10.1, p. 406_
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