ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What muscle tissue contains intercalated discs?
A
Skeletal
B
Cardiac
C
Smooth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Intercalated discs are part of the cardiac muscle sarcolemma, so they also contain gap junctions for depolarization between muscle fibers and desmosomes that hold the fibers together during cardiac muscle contraction (Fig.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final Answer: Intercalated discs are present in the Cardiac muscle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The intercalated discs are only found in cardiac muscles. They form a zigzag interconnection between each cardiac muscle cell and are observed to cut across the muscle fibers. They are specifically found at the ends of each cardiac muscle cell, connecting them to the neighboring cells.

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