Smooth Muscle Differs from Both Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle in That

Multiple Choice

Smooth muscle differs from both cardiac and skeletal muscle in that

A) it can act as a pacemaker for rhythmic contractions.
B) contractions of smooth muscle are not due to interactions between neighboring microfilaments.
C) neighboring cells are electrically connected by gap junctions.
D) neighboring cells are tightly coupled by intercalated discs.
E) the membranes of smooth muscle cells are depolarized by stretching.