Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
Smooth muscles are...

Smooth muscles are

A

involuntary, fusiform, non-striated

B

voluntary multinucleate, cylindrical

C

involuntary, cylindrical, striated

D

voluntary, spindle-shaped, uninucleate

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
Smooth muscles are involuntary, fusiform and non-striated.
These muscles are located in the inner walls of hollow visceral organs of the body like alimentary canal, reproductive tract, etc.
They do not exhibit any striation and are smooth in apparance. Their activities are under autonomic and hormonal control and thus they are also known as involuntary muscles.
Hence, option (a) is correct.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • KINGDOM-PROTISTA

    NEET PREVIOUS YEAR (YEARWISE + CHAPTERWISE)|Exercise EXERCISE|29 Videos

  • MICROBES IN HUMAN WELFARE

    NEET PREVIOUS YEAR (YEARWISE + CHAPTERWISE)|Exercise EXERCISE|48 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Read the following statements carefully and select the correct ones. Cardiac fibres are branched with one or more nuclei. (ii) Smooth muscles are unbranched and cylindrical. (iii) Skeletal muscle can be branched or unbranched. (iv) Smooth muscle are non-striated.

The type of muscle fibre present in the wall of alimenatry canal is (I)Cardiac fibres are branched with one or more nuclei. (II) smooth mucles are unbranched and cylindrical. (III) Skeletal muscles can be branched or unbranched. (IV) Smooth muscles are non-striated.

Largest smooth muscle is present in

Largest smooth muscle is present in

Smooth muscles occur in

NEET PREVIOUS YEAR (YEARWISE + CHAPTERWISE)-LOCOMOTION AND MOVEMENT-EXERCISES
  1. Name the ion responsible for masking active sites for myosin for cross...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Osteoporosis, an age related disease of skeletal system, may occue due...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Smooth muscles are

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Which of the following joints would allow no movement

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Which of the following is not a functioin of the skeletal system

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Select the correct matching of the type of the joint with the example ...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. The H-zone in the skeletal muscle fibre is due to

    Text Solution

    |

  8. The characteristics and an example of a symbol joint in humans is {...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Select the correct statement with respect to locomotion in humans

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Select the correct statement regarding the specific disorder of musclu...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Elbow joint is an example of

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Which one of the following is correct pairing of a body part with the ...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. ATPase enzyme needed for muscle contraction is located in " ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Which of the following pairs, is correctly matched?

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Acromion process is characteristacally found in theof mammals.

    Text Solution

    |

  16. ATPase enzyme needed for muscle contraction is located in " ...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. What will happen if ligments are cut or broken?

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Which statement is correct for muscle contraction?

    Text Solution

    |

  19. What is statement?

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A skull bone is

    Text Solution

    |