Compared to skeletal muscle,cardiac muscle ________.
A) has more nuclei per cell
B) lacks striations
C) cells are larger than skeletal muscle cells
D) has gap junctions that allow it to act as a functional syncytium

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Cardiac muscle has gap junctions that allow it to act as a functional syncytium, meaning the muscle cells can communicate and contract together as a single unit. This is not present in skeletal muscle. Cardiac muscle also has fewer nuclei per cell and smaller cells than skeletal muscle, but it still has striations like skeletal muscle.

Compared to Skeletal Muscle,cardiac Muscle ________