Synctium seen in which muscles?

[drzakisadiq]

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Hey guys,

Question about synctium in muslces. I know it can be seen in cardiac muscle due to the intercalated disks, but is a synctium seen in any other types of muscle besides cardiac? Thanks for the ayudar

 

[excusezmoi]

I think its skeletal muscle...coz multinucleated...

 

[DDSguyLA]

as far as i know its only in the cardiac muscles... its a network of cardiac muscles.

 

[excusezmoi]

Here:
By definition
Syncytium: is a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei..

BUT:

Atrial Syncytium: is a network of cardiac muscle cells connected by gap junctions called intercalated discs that lends to the coordinated contraction of the atria

 

[Albuterol]

GI tract smooth muscle is a functional syncytium.

 

[Smile2013]

Cardiac muscle, and GI smooth muscle both

 

[IDoWhatIWant]

Is it also in skeletal? Wikipedia says so. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks.

 

[Albuterol]

the princeton review hyperlearning mcat biology book says.....multi-nucleate syncytia

but just remember skeletal muscle are not connected by gap junctions, while smooth and cardiac are.