How do intercalated discs enhance the functioning of cardiac muscle tissue?

Q: In what ways are autorhythmic fibers similar to and diff erent from contractile fibers?

A: Heart is a four chambered cardiovascular organ pumping blood throughout the body. The auricles and…

Q: Define physiologic contracture

A: Muscles are the largest delicate tissues of the musculoskeletal framework. Muscle is inferred from…

Q: Aging is associated with significant changes in the heart’s performance during exercise. What are…

A: The cardiovascular system is an organ system which distributes blood to all the parts of the body…

Q: Explain the structure of cardiac muscle and how it helps produce coordinated contraction in each…

A: Cardiomyocytes or cardiac muscle cells form a highly branched cellular network in the heart. They…

Q: What are the three types of muscle in the heart?

A: The heart is the integral unit of the cardiovascular system in the body. The heart allows blood…

Q: How does the heart avoid exhaustion?

A: The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system.…

Q: What is the name of the blood vessel that supply cardiac muscle with oxygenated blood

A: The cardiovascular system or circulatory system is responsible for transporting gases, nutrients,…

Q: How does the heart work?

A: All the cells in the body require oxygen for cellular respiration in order to generate energy and to…

Q: At that time balloon angioplasty was carried out and a stent placed inside his left anterior…

A: A treatment known as angioplasty is done to open clogged coronary arteries caused by coronary artery…

Q: Peter collapsed in his closed garage when he left his car motor running.What is the likely reason…

A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…

Q: Graph the heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output response to incremental exercise.

A: Incremental exercise can be described as a steady-state exercise whose intensity is increased with…

Q: Explain the characteristics of cardiac muscle tissue and cells.

A: Muscular tissue is the tissue that is responsible for carrying out movement of the body and its…

Q: What is the purpose of the thick elastic smooth muscle in arteries?

A: Arteries are high-pressure blood vessels that transport oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest…

Q: What veins collect blood from the heart muscle?

A: Veins can be defined as the type of blood vessel which generally transports deoxygenated blood in…

Q: Describe the types and significance of intercellular junctions between cardiac muscle cell?

A: Cardiac muscle helps to contract the heart. There are 3 types of intercellular junction between the…

Q: what is contraction in cardiac muscle cells in response to

A: Muscle cells are the cells also known as myocytes that help in the formation of muscle tissues. The…

Q: Compare the characteristics of skeletal and cardiacmuscle cell contractions.

A: Tissue comprises of structurally and functionally similar cells. It is a level of organization in…

Q: Describe the structural and functional properties of cardiac muscle, and explain how it differs from…

A: Muscle is a soft tissue like structure which is primarily responsible for the movement in the body.…

Q: As blood vessels increase in diameter, the amount of smooth muscle decreases and the amount of…

A: Blood vessels are the components of the circulatory system. They transport blood, nutrients, and…

Q: Explain 3 physical characteristics used to identify Cardiac muscle tissue.

A: Muscle tissues are highly vascularized and is responsible for most of the types of movement. There…

Q: What are the basic structural features of cardiac muscle cells?

A: Cardiac muscle cells, also known are cardiomyocytes form a branched structure in the heart. The…

Q: What is the function of lamina propria?

A: Lamina propria forms one of the three layers of the mucosal membrane is a thin, connective tissue…

Q: What are three of the ways in which cardiac muscle differsfrom skeletal muscle?

A: According to human anatomy, the muscular system is differentiated into three distinct types of…

Q: State some unique features of cardiac muscles.

A: Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals. Muscles function to produce force and motion. There…

Q: List the divisions of the cardiac cycle?

A: In order to pump the blood, a sequence of contractions and relaxing of the atria and ventricles is…

Q: What happens to systemic blood pressure when the smooth muscle of muscular atries contract?

A: Blood vessels : Blood capillaries are artery ,vein , capillaries are made by three layers - Tunica…

Q: From which tissue does the heart develop?

A: The human heart was the first organ to evolve into a fully functioning organ. About day 21 or 22,…

Q: How does aging aff ect the heart?

A: Cardiovascular activity of the human body is the most essential for the normal functioning of our…

Q: Compare the structure and function of arteries and veins, and the significance of the skeletal…

A: The heart is the organ which plays an important role in the transport of blood and nutrients.the…

Q: how calcium stored in the cardiomyocyte SR?

A: Cardiomyocytes are specialized muscle cells that make up the majority of the tissue in the heart.…

Q: Differentiate between a cardiac pacemaker and contractile cell?

A: In animals, the contraction of cardiac muscles begins by electrical impulses termed Action…

Q: What is cardiac cycle?

A: The cardiovascular system is an organ system that allows the circulation of blood, which transports…