Which of the following statements about different kinds of skeletal muscle fibers is TRUE?

A. Slow-oxidative fibers have a greater abundance of glycogen than do fast-glycolytic fibers.
B. Fast-glycolytic fibers have a greater abundance of myoglobin than do slow-oxidative fibers.
C. A fast-glycolytic fiber can generate greater tension than a slow-oxidative fiber.
D. Fast-glycolytic fibers and slow-oxidative fibers are innervated by alpha motor neurons of the same diameter.
E. To generate ATP, fast-glycolytic fibers depend mainly on oxidative phosphorylation while slow-oxidative fibers depend mainly on glycolysis.


C

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