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- The thick filaments have a diameter of about 15 nm. They are composed of the protein myosin.
- The thin filaments have a diameter of about 5 nm. They are composed chiefly of the protein actin along with smaller amounts of two other proteins:
- troponin and
- tropomyosin.
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Why do you think the muscle of the heart is so thick of a sheep?
The muscle of a sheep's heart is thick for the same reason our heart muscle is thick. It is thick as it has to pump blood around the body, and so it is under a lot of pressure.
The thick layer of the heart wall that contains contractile muscle tissue is the?
myocardium
What is the thick layer of the heart wall that contains contractile cardiac muscle tissue is the?
The thick layer of the heart wall that contains contractile cardiac muscle tissue is the myocardium. The layer of the heart wall synonymous with the visceral layer of the serous pericardium is epicardium.
What is Cardiomyothapy?
Cardiomyopathy is a disease that impairs the heart muscle's ability to pump blood effectively This is due to a heart muscle that is: * abnormally enlarged * abnormally stiff * abnormally thick
Why does the heart have thick muscle?
Too pump blood around your body to keep you alive!
The left side of the heart and the right side of the heart are separated by a thick wall of muscle known as the?
The Septum seperates the 2 sides of the heart.
What is the thickest layer of the heart which is made up of muscle?
The thick muscle layer of the heart is the myocardium. It is the middle layer of the heart and produces pressure.
What separates the right side of the heart from the side?
The Septum which is a thick layer of muscle that stops the blood on both sides of the heart from mixing septum
Why the artery has a thick layer muscle then vein?
Because there is more pressure on the artery wall (from the heart) than that of the vein.
What does heart muscle mean?
Your heart is a muscle. It is also called the myocardium. The muscle cells in the heart muscle are called myocardiocytes.
What is the cardiac muscle?
thick and thin bands (lines) of filaments.
What causes Hypocardiomyopathy?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is usually caused by abnormal genes (gene mutations) that cause the heart muscle to grow abnormally thick.
