Cardiac muscle is unique because it is:
AVoluntary (under conscious control like skeletal)
BNon-striated (like the smooth muscle)
CStriated and involuntary (with intercalated discs)
DFound in walls of intestine and the blood vessels
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Striated and involuntary (with intercalated discs)
CARDIAC MUSCLE: STRIATED (like skeletal) but INVOLUNTARY (like smooth). Cells branched + uninucleate, connected by INTERCALATED DISCS for synchronised contraction. Found ONLY in heart.
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