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    Predict What Would Happen to Cardiac Muscle Cells If Desmosomes
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Predict What Would Happen to Cardiac Muscle Cells If Desmosomes

Question 16

Question 16

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Predict what would happen to cardiac muscle cells if desmosomes were not present in intercalated discs.


A) The cells would pull apart with each contraction.
B) The cells would be unable to contract.
C) They would not be able to move materials between cells.
D) The cardiac muscle cells would not be able to contract as a unit.

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