A functional syncytium
a. refers to a pair of antagonistic muscles that function together to move a joint in two opposite directions.
b. can be excited to contract as a unit because action potentials can be conducted from one cell to adjacent cells through gap junctions.
c. refers to the functional junction between a smooth muscle fiber and an autonomic nerve ending.
d. more than one of these.
e. none of these answers.
B
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