MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CARDIAC MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
No junctions
A
Cardiac
B
Smooth
C
Skeletal
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Skeletal muscle does not have any cell-cell junctions. Smooth muscle contains gap junctions, to allow a rapid spread of depolarisation, as in cardiac muscle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skeletal muscle does not have any cell-cell junction.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, skeletal muscles have two specialized cell-cell contacts, the neuromuscular (NMJ) and the myotendinous junction (MTJ).

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