The contraction strength of smooth muscle is relatively independent of its resting length partly because
A) it gets nearly all of its Ca₂+ from the extracellular fluid.
B) it does not have intercalated discs.
C) it does not have sarcomeres.
D) it is regulated by a length-tension relationship.
E) it is involuntary muscle.
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A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4
E)5
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