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Intercalated disc is characteristic of:

A
Comp cyclone
B
Cardiac muscle
C
Skeletal muscle
D
Hyaline cartilage
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. B. cardiac muscleIntercalated discs are microscopic identifying features of cardiac muscle. Cardiac muscle consists of individual heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) connected by intercalated discs to work as a single functional organ or syncytium. Intercalated discs support synchronized contraction of cardiac tissue. They occur at the Z line of the sarcomere and can be visualized easily when observing a longitudinal section of the tissue.

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