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The heart is made up of cardiac muscles what happend when these muscles contract?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, the heart is made of muscles, however, these muscles do not all contract at one time. They contract in synchrony and when they contract they squeeze the chamber they surround such are the atria or ventricle and blood is pushed out of the chamber.
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What happens if cardiac muscles do not contract?
You would get a heart attack otherwise known as a cardiac arrest.
What is the function of a cardiac cell?
Cardiac cells are muscle cells that make up the heart (cardiac tissues). When the muscles contract, they force blood out of the ventricles of the heart.
What are examples of cardiac muscles?
heart muscles
Which type of muscles causes the heart to contract and relax?
auto-rhythmic cardiac muscle
Cardiac muscles are found where?
The Cardiac muscles are found in your heart.
Do cardiac muscles work in pairs?
No, cardiac muscles do not work in pairs. They are arranged in a network within the heart and work together in a coordinated manner to contract and pump blood throughout the body. The contraction of cardiac muscles is regulated by electrical signals from the heart's pacemaker cells.
Why do they say that the heart is a muscle?
Because your heart is a muscle, a cardiac muscle. a muscles job is to contract an that is exactly what the heart does, it contracts to pump blood.
What muscles are The only muscles in the heart and makes up the atria and ventricles?
Cardiac Muscle or myocardium are the muscle that make up the heart that contract and relax to pump blood.
In which part of the body would you find the cardiac muscle?
cardiac muscles are located in the heart only
Which organ do Cardiac muscles control?
Cardiac muscles form the heart.
Is cardiac a type of muscles?
Yes. Cardiac muscles are found in the heart which is why they call it cardiac arrest.
What do cardiac muscles do in the body?
Cardiac muscles help the heart. This is the only place in the body that cardiac muscle is located.
