Hypertrophy of skeletal muscles from weight lifting is caused by an increase in the

A. number of striations.
B. size of muscle fibers.
C. number of muscle fibers.
D. number of muscle cells.
E. number of nuclei within the muscle fibers.


Answer: B

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