Multiunit smooth muscle is considered neurogenic, which means

a. contraction occurs following a spontaneous depolarization event.
b. contraction is regulated by pacemaker cells lying within the muscle.
c. the muscle is stimulated to contract through direct nervous input.
d. contraction is proportional to the generator potential of the nerve.
e. more than one of these.


C

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