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Smooth muscles are...

Smooth muscles are

A

involuntary, fusiform, non- striated

B

voluntary, multinucleate, cylindrical

C

involuntary, cylindrical, striated

D

voluntary, spindle-shaped, uninucleate

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Smooth 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 striations and are smooth in appearance. Their activities are under autonomic and hormonal control and thus are described as involuntary muscles.
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