Question

Which of the following features describes the cardiac muscle most appropriately?

• A. Striated, voluntary with syncytial condition
• B. Unstriated, involuntary, uninucleated
• C. Striated, involuntary, with the intercalated disc
• D. Involuntary and unstriated

Answer 1

The correct option is C Striated, involuntary, with the intercalated disc

Cardiac muscle is an involuntary striated muscle tissue found only in the heart and is responsible for the ability of the heart to pump blood. They are extensively branched and are connected at their ends by intercalated discs. It allows the cardiac muscle cells to contract; so that the heart can pump blood. Hence, the correct answer is striated, involuntary, with the intercalated disc.