Unlike humans, cows eat all day. They spend hours and hours chewing with very little rest from the task in a 24-hour period. The food they eat (grass) is difficult to break down, requiring a lot of chewing. Understanding the endurance required for these chewing muscles, what fiber type would you expect to be predominant in their chewing muscles?

A. Type 1
B. Type 3
C. Type 2X
D. Type 2A
E. There is not enough information to predict a dominant muscle fiber type


Answer: A

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