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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.
Similar to skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle is striated and organized into sarcomeres, possessing the same banding organization as skeletal muscle ([link]). However, cardiac muscle fibers are shorter than skeletal muscle fibers and usually contain only one nucleus, which is located in the central region of the cell.