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A muscle fibre is called a syncitium because its sarcoplasm:
AContains many nuclei
BLacks mitochondria
CHas no membrane
DStores calcium ions
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Contains many nuclei
A syncitium is a multinucleate mass, and the sarcoplasm of a muscle fibre holds many nuclei.
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