What are intercalated discs found in cardiac muscle cells?
A.) The portion of the sacrolemma that is found at the neuromuscular junction
B.) The functional unit for muscle contraction, like sacromeres in skeletal muscles
C.) A protein that binds oxygen in the cardiac muscle cell
D.) Complex membrane junctions that include desmosomes and gap junctions
Ans: B.) The functional unit for muscle contraction, like sacromeres in skeletal muscles
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