The coordinated beating of the heart is accomplished in part by the presence of ____ in heart muscle tissue that allows

for communication between the cells.



a. tight junctions
b. desmosomes
c. adherens junctions
d. anchoring junctions
e. gap junctions


ANSWER: e

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