The noncontractile tissues are referred to as the ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


series-elastic component

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Cardiac muscle differs from other muscle tissue in

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Large diameter, densely packed myofibrils, large glycogen reserves, and few mitochondria are characteristics of

A) Slow fibers. B) Intermediate fibers. C) Fast fibers. D) Red muscles. E) Fatty muscles

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