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You would get a heart attack otherwise known as a cardiac arrest.
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Can you contract your smooth and cardiac muscles on purpose?
Smooth Muscles can, but Cardiac Muscles can not.
How is cardiac muscles similar to smooth muscles?
they both contract and relax to cause movement and both are uninucleated.
What happens to your muscles when you are nervous?
They contract
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.
Which type of muscles causes the heart to contract and relax?
auto-rhythmic cardiac muscle
What happens during isokinetic exercise Muscles contract at a constant rate. Muscles contract and relax to move a joint. Muscles do not contract at all. Muscles contract with very little body movement.?
Muscles contract and relax to move a joint. ... Muscles contract at a constant rate. Muscles contract and relax to move a joint.
The heart is made up of cardiac muscles what happend when these muscles contract?
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.
What happens if the papillary muscles fail to contract?
If the papillary muscles fail to contract the valves will prolapse. The papillary muscles are located in the ventricles and contract to prevent prolapse.
What happens when the rib muscles contract?
you exhale (:
What type of muscles are the cardiac muscles?
cardiac muscles
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.
What does acetycholine do to muscles?
Acetylcholine acts to excite skeletal muscles, allowing for the muscle to contract. It also serves to allow contractions in the smooth muscles, while slowing down the cardiac muscles
