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What characteristic differentiates cardiac muscle cells from skeletal muscle cells?

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Answer:

It's fibers

Step-by-step explanation:

Its fibers are longer than they are wide, and they are striated, like skeletal muscle fibers. But, unlike skeletal muscle fibers, cardiac muscle fibers have distinct ends to them, called intercalated discs.

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