The myocardium (cardiac muscle tissue) undergoes a significant amount of physical stress due to its contractions. You would expect to see relatively large numbers of which of the following embedded within their plasma membrane?

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Desmosomes are intercellular junctions that anchor adjacent cells together and distribute mechanical stress throughout the tissue. Given that the myocardium undergoes significant physical stress, it is likely that there would be a relatively large number of desmosomes present in the cardiac muscle tissue. Tight junctions are responsible for preventing the leakage of materials between cells and are not directly involved in distributing mechanical stress. Transport proteins and glycolipids are not specific to cardiac muscle tissue and would not be expected to be present in larger numbers than in other types of tissues.

The Myocardium (Cardiac Muscle Tissue) Undergoes a Significant Amount of Physical