Spindle-Shaped Cells are Characteristic of ________ Tissue

Question

Spindle-shaped cells are characteristic of ________ tissue.
A)nervous
B)smooth muscle
C)cardiac muscle
D)striated muscle
E)skeletal muscle

Accepted Answer

Spindle-shaped cells are a characteristic of smooth muscle tissue. Smooth muscle cells are elongated with tapered ends, giving them a spindle-like shape. Nervous tissue is composed of neurons and glial cells, which have various shapes. Cardiac muscle tissue is striated like skeletal muscle tissue, but the cells are not spindle-shaped. Skeletal muscle tissue is composed of long, cylindrical, multi-nucleated fibers, not spindle-shaped cells.