In order to properly digest her food, Viola needs her ____ muscles to move the food through her digestive system.
A) smooth
B) striated
C) cardiac
D) antagonistic

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Smooth muscles are found in the digestive system and are responsible for moving food through the system via rhythmic contractions. The other types of muscles listed (striated and cardiac) are not involved in the digestive process. Antagonistic muscles work in pairs to control movement of skeletal bones, and are also not involved in digestion.

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