KROK 1 2015 – Question 10 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
A microspecimen of heart shows rectangular cells from 50 to 120 micrometers large with central position of nucleus and developed myofibrils. The cells are connected by intercalated discs. These cells are responsible for the following function:
- A. Protective
- B. Endocrine
- C. Function of impulse conduction
- D. Regeneratory
- E. Function of heart contractions
Hint
Ask which population of cardiac muscle cells combines a central nucleus with abundant myofibrils, and what its main task is.
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