What Feature of Cardiac Muscle Helps the Cells Coordinate Their

question 26

Multiple Choice

What feature of cardiac muscle helps the cells coordinate their contraction as a single unit?

• A)fused cells with multiple nuclei
• B)covalent bonds between actin and myosin molecules
• C)intercalated disks rich in gap junctions
• D)large numbers of motor neurons

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