Multiple Choice
When a muscle atrophies:
A) The muscle fibers split lengthwise.
B) It decreases in mass and becomes weaker.
C) Its fibers increase in diameter.
D) Its fibers undergo mitotic cell division.
E) The muscle fibers dissolve and are replaced by fibrous scar tissue.
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