Why is the contraction strength of smooth muscle relatively independent of its resting length?

A) It is regulated by a length-tension relationship.
B) It does not have intercalated discs.
C) It does not have sarcomeres.
D) It gets nearly all of its Ca2+ from the extracellular fluid.
E) It is involuntary muscle.


C

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