You are constructing working models of the heart for extra credit.Your first attempt failed because the cells separated from each other during beating.What structures did you omit, and why did this allow the heart to fall apart? You omitted the gap junctions in your second attempt.How would a real heart fail to function normally without gap junctions?
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