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The heart muscle actually beats on its' own. It has two pacemakers. One sets the pace and the second, slower one, is a back up. If you had one heart muscle cell (fiber) in a Petri dish it would beat. If you add a few more, they also will beat but not together. Only if they touch, then they will beat together.
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What part of the heart fails to work during cardiac shock?
Cardiac muscle or heart muscle is the part of the heart that fails to work during cardiac shock.
How do you work out your heart muscle?
People who have been told to work out the heart muscle should seek medical advice before beginning a regimen. The general public use cardio workouts to increase the strength of the heart muscle.
What is the purpose of muscle cells?
The purpose of the muscle cell is movement, support, help the heart pump and to heart and warmth\ by H.L
What is the muscle the performs the largest quantity of work?
what is the largst muscle in the muscular system
What muscle that move and work without your control?
your heart is the muscle that you cant move yourself
When does the heart work hardest?
Your muscles work the hardest when you exerciser. This is because the strongest muscle (your heart) begins to pump blood around your body faster making your other muscles work faster too.
How does heart rate counters work?
These work by picking up electrical signals that are released when the heart muscle cells contract.
What does muscles mean?
Your heart is a muscle. It is also called the myocardium. The muscle cells in the heart muscle are called myocardiocytes.
How does the heart work simple?
the heart is a muscle that expands and contracts or pumps blood throughout the body.
Is the heart or a muscil or an oragan?
The human heart can be considered either a muscle or an organ depending on what you are studying or what field of work you research for. i watched this recently on the health and fitness channel, the heart is a big muscle.
What is the definition of myocardium?
"Myo-" means muscle and "-cardium" means heart. So myocardium is heart muscle. It's the stuff that actually does the work of contracting the heart to pump blood around.
What are the two muscle-powered pumps that work side by side?
the heart
