One of the major differences between skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle is that cardiac muscle

A) lacks triads.
B) needs Ca2+ to contract.
C) has myosin and actin.
D) has a very large sarcoplasmic reticulum.
E) is striated.


A) lacks triads.

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