Multiple Elements Can Regulate the Contraction of Smooth Muscle, Including

question 2

Multiple Choice

Multiple elements can regulate the contraction of smooth muscle, including endocrine, neurocrine, and paracrine factors. This level of diversity in the control of smooth muscle contraction can be attributed to a diversity of which of the following?

• A)Actin-myosin arrangement
• B)Calcium sensitivities
• C)Cell-surface receptors
• D)Motor end plates
• E)Subneural cleft architecture

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