Which of the following statements about animal tissues is correct? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following statements about animal tissues is correct?
A. Skeletal muscle is involuntary and striated.
B. Smooth muscle is voluntary and non-striated.
C. Neurons are the only cells that produce myelin.
D. Cardiac muscle is striated and involuntary.
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Cardiac muscle has striations and contracts involuntarily. Skeletal muscle is voluntary, smooth involuntary; myelin is produced by Schwann cells (PNS) and oligodendrocytes (CNS), not neurons.

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