Muscle Histology

Question 1

Cardiac Muscle

Answer 1

Type of striated muscle found specifically in the heart or myocardium

Question 2

Intercalated Disc

Answer 2

Structure specific to cardiac muscle formed from gap junctions and desmosomes that allow cardiac muscles to contract in coordinated fashion

Question 3

Myofibers

Answer 3

Term for muscle cell. Applied to skeletal, cardiac, and smooth