Question

Name the muscle in which intercalated discs are found.

Answer 1

intercalated discs are found in
cardiac muscles

Answer 2

Cardiac muscle consists of individual heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) connected by intercalated discs to work as a single functional organ or syncytium.

By contrast, skeletal muscle consists of multinucleated muscle fibers and exhibit no intercalated discs.

Three sorts of cell junction make up an intercalated plate — belt adherens, desmosomes, and hole junctions.

1. Belt adherens are tying down sites for actin, and interface with the nearest sarcomere.

2. Desmosomes stop partition amid constriction by restricting fibers, combining the cells. Desmosomes are otherwise called macula followers.

3. Hole junctions permit activity possibilities to spread between cardiovascular cells by allowing the entry of particles between cells, producing depolarization of the heart muscle.