NEET Biology Structural Organisation In Animals Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : Muscle cells are also called myofibrils. Reason : Muscle cells are very thin and elongated.

    A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

    B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D) If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: E

    Solution :

    Since muscle cells are very thin and elongated, therefore, they are also called as muscle fibres and not myofibril. Myofibril is the unit of a striated muscle fibre. A striated muscle fibre is composed of many myofibirils arranged along the long axis of the fibre. A myofibril is of two types of myofilaments-actin filaments and myosin filaments. Sliding of these myofilaments over one another cause the contraction and relaxation of the muscle fibre.


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