Imagine that a section of heart muscle no longer has gap junctions. What do you think would be the result?

A. The effects would be minimal from this change.
B. The ability of the heart muscle cells to contract would be severely compromised.
C. The ability of the heart muscle cells to reproduce would be severely compromised.
D. The ability of the heart muscle cells to coordinate their contractions would be severely compromised.


D. The ability of the heart muscle cells to coordinate their contractions would be severely compromised.

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