________ Tissues respond quickly to outside stimuli by means of changes in membrane potential, thus they are called __________________ tissues.

A) Muscular and nervous; excitable.
B) Connective and muscular; responsive.
C) Adipose and areolar; complex.
D) Epithelial and connective; irritable.
E) Nervous and connective; excitable.


Answer: A) Muscular and nervous; excitable.

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