A Functional Syncytium

question 181

Multiple Choice

A functional syncytium

• A) refers to a pair of antagonistic muscles that function together to move a joint in two opposite directions
• B) can be excited to contract as a unit because action potentials can be conducted from one cell to adjacent cells through gap junctions
• C) refers to the functional junction between a smooth muscle fiber and an autonomic nerve ending
• D) all of these
• E) none of these

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