If you were examining a microscope slide containing a type of muscle tissue and observed a branching network of striated cells, each with one or two central nuclei, you could conclude that you were looking at ________ muscle.

A. cardiac
B. skeletal
C. osseous
D. smooth
E. voluntary


Answer: A

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