Heart muscle cells would tend to separate without ________.

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Intercalated discs are specialized junctions that connect adjacent myocytes and provide the structural and functional links between individual heart muscle cells. Without intercalated discs, heart muscle cells would not be able to work together effectively and would tend to separate. Myofilaments are important components of muscle cells, including heart muscle, but they do not provide the structural links necessary to keep cells together. Flana and stroma are not relevant to heart muscle cell structure.

Heart Muscle Cells Would Tend to Separate Without ________