Why is the contraction strength of smooth muscle relatively independent of its resting length?

A. It is involuntary muscle.
B. It gets nearly all of its Ca2+ from the extracellular fluid.
C. It does not have intercalated discs.
D. It is regulated by a length-tension relationship.
E. It does not have sarcomeres.


Answer: E

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