Striated muscles are so-called because of a repeating pattern of light and dark bands. One repeating unit of the banding pattern is called a

A) sarcofibril.
B) crossbridge.
C) sarcomere.
D) myofilament.
E) myomere.


C) sarcomere.

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The intervertebral discs are composed of the tissue ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Human egg and sperm are similar in that they ________

A) have the same degree of motility B) are produced in similar numbers each month C) have the same number of chromosomes D) are about the same size

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_____________ are branched cells.

A) Skeletal muscle cells B) Cardiac muscle cells C) Smooth muscle cells D) Both skeletal and cardiac muscle cells E) Both cardiac and smooth muscle cells

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