Identify the tissue?

Identify the tissue?

• A. Cardiac muscle tissue
• B. Skeletal muscle tissue
• C. Smooth muscle tissue
• D. Nervous tissue

Answer: (C)

Think about what smooth muscle looks and works like. Smooth muscle tissue has non-striated, spindle-shaped cells with a single central nucleus, arranged in layers that contract slowly and involuntarily to move things through hollow organs. Those features—no visible striations and involuntary, rhythmic contractions—point to smooth muscle. In contrast, cardiac muscle is striated and has intercalated discs to coordinate heartbeats, skeletal muscle is striated and under voluntary control for movement, and nervous tissue is made of neurons and glia responsible for signaling rather than contraction.

Think about what smooth muscle looks and works like. Smooth muscle tissue has non-striated, spindle-shaped cells with a single central nucleus, arranged in layers that contract slowly and involuntarily to move things through hollow organs. Those features—no visible striations and involuntary, rhythmic contractions—point to smooth muscle.

In contrast, cardiac muscle is striated and has intercalated discs to coordinate heartbeats, skeletal muscle is striated and under voluntary control for movement, and nervous tissue is made of neurons and glia responsible for signaling rather than contraction.