In cardiac muscle the longitudinal section fibers branch and connect to one another to form a functional network called a syncytium . Notice each cell's nucleus is more in the center of the cell with a bare zone around it which is free of myofibrils. - Again see the connective endomysium, which separates the fibers. Striations in cardiac muscle are faint and cannot be seen at this magnification. |
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