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What tissue has intercalated disc?
cardia muscle
What is the junctions between cardiac muscle cells?
Desmosomes and gap junctions But, more specifically...the junctions found in Cardiac muscles are called "Intercalated Discs" singular: INTERCALATED DISC plural: INTERCALATED DISCS
Where are intercalated disc found?
Intercalated discs are found in cardiac muscle tissue, specifically at the junction between adjacent cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells). They contain specialized structures that facilitate communication and coordination between cells, allowing for synchronized contraction of the heart.
What are the two types of cellular junctions found at intercalated disc?
Cardiac muscle is network of branched fibers (cells) connected by gap junctions called intercalated disks.
The band that occurs where two cardiac muscle cells join together?
The intercalated disc is the band that forms by the joining of two cardiac muscles. These muscles work together to form a syncytium.
What is the junction between cardiac cells?
Desmosomes and gap junctions But, more specifically...the junctions found in Cardiac muscles are called "Intercalated Discs" singular: INTERCALATED DISC plural: INTERCALATED DISCS
What does the unique structure of cardiac muscle play in its function?
Cardiac muscle fibres contain GAP JUNCTION in the intercalated disc which makes them to function as a FUNCTIONAL SYNCYTIUM
Where in the body is the smooth muscle located?
Cardiac muscle also may appear striated, but with only a single band crossing each bundle, the intercalated disc. Each cell possesses only one or two, large, round nuclei, which typically stain fairly dark.
Where is the smooth located in the body?
Cardiac muscle also may appear striated, but with only a single band crossing each bundle, the intercalated disc. Each cell possesses only one or two, large, round nuclei, which typically stain fairly dark.
What is the purpose of intercalated discs in cardiac muscle tissue?
An intercalated disc forms connections between neighboring cells in the heart. Two types of connections are formed at each intercalated disc, which connects the cell membranes of two myocytes (heart muclse cells). One is a physical connect and the other is a chemical link. These allow the heart to beat as if it is almost one cell. Other factors slow the coordination so that the heart muscle will contract top to bottom.
Which component of the intercalated disc is a junction that provides the intercellular communication required for the myocardium to perform as a functional syncytium?
The gap junction is the component of the intercalated disc that provides intercellular communication essential for myocardial cells to function as a syncytium. Gap junctions allow for the passage of ions and small molecules between adjacent cardiac muscle cells, synchronizing their electrical and mechanical activities.
Which component of the intercalated disc is a strong intercellular junction that functions to keep cells from being pulled apart during contraction?
Desmosomes
