Hypertrophy of Skeletal Muscles from Weight Lifting Is Caused by an Increase

question 106

Multiple Choice

Hypertrophy of skeletal muscles from weight lifting is caused by an increase in the

• A) number of muscle fibers.
• B) size of muscle fibers.
• C) number of striations.
• D) number of nuclei within the muscle fibers.
• E) number of muscle cells.

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