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Where are myocytes found?
Myocytes are muscle cells and can be found in various types of muscle tissue throughout the body. They are present in skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle. Skeletal muscle myocytes are attached to bones and responsible for voluntary movements, while cardiac muscle myocytes are found in the heart and control involuntary contractions. Smooth muscle myocytes are located in the walls of hollow internal structures like blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract.
What are the two types of cardiac myocytes?
The two types of cardiac myocytes are atrial myocytes, found in the atria of the heart, and ventricular myocytes, found in the ventricles of the heart. Atrial myocytes help facilitate the contraction of the atria, while ventricular myocytes aid in the contraction of the ventricles to pump blood throughout the body.
Muscle is involuntary and has few mitochondria?
This statement is incorrect. Muscle tissue can be either voluntary (skeletal muscle) or involuntary (smooth and cardiac muscle). Additionally, muscle cells (myocytes) have numerous mitochondria to provide energy for muscle contractions.
What is the functional unit of heart?
myocytes
What is smooth muscle consist of?
myocytes
What are the key differences between myoblasts and myocytes in terms of their structure and function?
Myoblasts are immature muscle cells that can divide and differentiate into myocytes, which are mature muscle cells. Myoblasts have a single nucleus and are responsible for muscle growth and repair, while myocytes are multinucleated and are responsible for muscle contraction. Myoblasts also have a higher capacity for cell division compared to myocytes.
What is the sa node made of?
cardiac myocytes....
The walls of the heart are made of what?
Cardia myocytes. These special muscle cells can produce myoclonic movement (rythmic contractions initiated without input from the nervous system) when bathed in fluid containing oxygen and glucose.
What is a heart made up of?
Cardiac myocytes and connective tissue
Can myocytes be found in the central nervous system?
No, myocytes can not be found in the central nervous system, or the central nervous system for that matter.... I am doing a test on it and searching the answers and that was one of the questions, i said yes and it was wrong so...
What are the cells in large skeletal muscles called?
Muscle cells are known as myocytes.
T tubules are invaginations of the?
T tubules are invaginations of the cell membrane in muscle cells, specifically in myocytes. These structures play a crucial role in transmitting action potentials deep into the muscle fiber, allowing for coordinated muscle contractions. T tubules are essential for the excitation-contraction coupling process in muscle cells.
