Muscle cells are organized to perform specific types of contractions within a tissue. Which of the following is a characteristic of smooth muscle?
A) many cells fused together
B) intercalated discs
C) spindle-shaped cells with a single nucleus
D) striations with sarcomeres

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Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped, with a single nucleus, and lack striations with sarcomeres. They are also not fused together like skeletal muscle cells or connected by intercalated discs like cardiac muscle cells.

Muscle Cells Are Organized to Perform Specific Types of Contractions