Does Smooth Muscle Have Intercalated Discs?

Skeletal muscle fibers are cylindrical, multinucleated, striated, and under voluntary control. Smooth muscle cells are spindle shaped, have a single, centrally located nucleus, and lack striations. ... Cardiac muscle has branching fibers, one nucleus per cell, striations, and intercalated disks.

Which type of muscle has intercalated discs?

cardiac muscle

connected end to end by intercalated disks and are organized into layers of myocardial tissue that are wrapped around the chambers of the heart.

Where are intercalated discs found?

Intercalated discs are located at the longitudinal ends of cardiomyocyte to form cell–cell coupling critical in propagation of action potentials.