Read the following statements.
$(i)$ It is a contractile tissue present only in the heart.
$(ii)$ Cell junctions fuse the plasma membranes of these cells and make them stick together.
$(iii)$ Communication junctions at some fusion points allow the cells to contract as a unit,i.e.,when one cell receives a signal to contract,its neighbours are also stimulated to contract.
Which of the following type of tissue is being described by the above statements?

  • A
    Skeletal muscle
  • B
    Cardiac muscle
  • C
    Smooth muscle
  • D
    Cartilage

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Which of the following types of muscle tissue is being described on the basis of the given statements?
$(i)$ These muscle fibres taper at both ends and do not show striations.
$(ii)$ The wall of internal organs such as the blood vessels,stomach,and intestine contain this type of muscle tissue.
$(iii)$ They are 'involuntary' as their function cannot be directly controlled.

Which of the following is not syncytial?

Intercalated discs are the communication junctions between the cells of

$A$ : Smooth muscle fibres are unstriated,fusiform and uninucleate.
$R$ : These cells are involuntary in function.

Identify the location and function of the following structures:
$(i)$ Intercalated discs
$(ii)$ Haemoglobin

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