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Cells in cardiac muscle are able to contract in a coordinated fashion because of communication made possible through __________.

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Gap junctions, because they are a specialized inter-cellular connection between a multitude of animal cell-types. They directly connect the cytoplasm of two cells, which allows various molecules, ions and electrical impulses to directly pass through a regulated gate between cells.
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