When a skeletal muscle lengthens, its ________ helps resist excessive stretching and subsequent injury to the muscle

A) varicosities
B) actin
C) troponin-tropomyosin complex
D) collagen
E) thick filaments


D

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A. Anterior pituitary B. Pancreas C. Posterior pituitary D. Adrenal glands E. Thyroid gland

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