Communication junctions are the characteristic of which tissue?

Skeletal muscle tissue

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Smooth muscle tissue

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Cardiac muscle tissue

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Nervous tissue

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Solution

The correct option is C Cardiac muscle tissue
Human heart is made up of cardiac muscle tissue. It is a contractile tissue. Plasma membranes of cardiac muscle cells fuse and connect the cells. These junctions are called communication junctions or gap junctions of intercalated discs. At the fusion points, it allows cells to contract as a single unit.

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Communication junctions between the cells of cardiac muscle are:

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