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Between the ends of adjacent cardiac muscle cells are specialised intercellular junctions called INTERCALATED DISCS (shown right). These are irregular transverse thickenings of the sarcolemma that contain structures called DESMOSOMES. Desmosomes are like spot-rivets, that hold adjacent cardiac muscle fibres together.
A. Connective tissue in the form of epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium surrounds the components of striated muscle as described above. B. Skeletal muscle is generally connected to bone via a piece of connective tissue called a tendon. C. As mentioned above, individual muscle cells are syncytial (That is to say, each striated muscle cell contains multiple nuclei (multinucleate).