THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

HEART AND PERICARDIUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the cardiac muscle of the myocardium connected by?
A
Muscle
B
Ligaments
C
Tendons
D
Intercalated discs
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: -Intercalated discs are located at the longitudinal ends of cardiomyocyte to form cell–cell coupling critical in propagation of action potentials.

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