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The ventricles are the lower heart chambers that contract to pump blood. The upper chambers, atria, also contract, but to a lesser degree.
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A muscle shortening such as when the heart forces blood into arteries?
contracture
Which muscle moves blood in and out of the heart?
The heart moves the blood all over the body the heart it self is no exception. The heart is a cardiac muscle.
When the heart muscle it fills with blood and when the heart muscle the blood pumps forward.?
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Where does the heart muscle receives its blood supply from?
The heart muscle is supplied by blood vessels called coronaries.
What organs have muscle tissue?
The circulatory system = the heart + the blood vessels. The heart is a muscle, but the muscle fibers are slightly different to skeletal muscle. Arteries has a thin layer of muscle cells that surround them so that they can constrict or expand the blood vessels in order to regulate blood pressure.
Does smooth muscle move blood through the heart?
No. A form of involuntary muscle known as cardiac muscle pumps the blood through the heart.
What is the path followed by the blood when it supplies and drains the heart muscle?
The path followed by the blood when it supplies and drains the heart muscle
What is the muscle in your body that pumps blood?
heart
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.
The heart is an involuntary which protect what?
The heart is protected by the cardiac muscle which is an involuntary muscle that allows the heart to pump blood.
What is the name of the blood vessel which supplies glucose and oxygen to tn heart muscle?
The name of the blood vessel which supplies glucose and oxygen to the heart muscle is an artery. Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
In the heart what job dos the muscle tissue have?
The heart is made up of muscle tissue (cardiac muscle). The muscle tissue contracts to pump blood.
