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There are two primary kinds of cells in the heart muscle These cells are the myocardial and electrical cells?
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Myocardial cells lines the muscular walls of heart tissues (contractility and extensibility)
Electrical cells is the conduction system of the heart. Can be conducted 3 ways: automaticity that generates action potential, excitability that responds to electrical impulses and conductivity transmit an electrical impulses from one cell to the next
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What is a correct statement about the function of myocardial cells?
Myocardial cells are specialized smooth muscle cells found in the myocardium, the muscular tissue of the heart. They possess features and properties similar to those of skeletal muscle cells.
What is the function of axon terminal?
the primary function is to send nerve signals to the various parts of the body
What is the contractile cell?
Contractile cells are the smooth muscle cells of the heart that... contract. They get their signal from the nodes within the heart, which spontaneously fire action potentials (because of leak channels).
What describes when the myocardial cells recovers electrically?
repolarization
How do muscle cells use fat cells when they burn?
Muscle cells don't use fat cells when they are burned. An increase in muscle can raise the metabolism causing the muscle cells to burn off the fat cells in storage.
The electrical synapses between adjacent myocardial cells are called?
gap junctions
What is the Electrical synapse between adjacent myocardial cells are called?
Gap junction
What does myocardial cell injury mean?
Myo means muscle and Cardial relates to heart. My educated guess would be that it is a damage in one of the cells in your heart muscle.
Why is it important for cardiac muscle cells to be branched and interconnected with other cardiac muscle cells?
so electrical impulses can be carried freely between cells
What is a correct statement about the function of myocardial cells?
Myocardial cells are specialized smooth muscle cells found in the myocardium, the muscular tissue of the heart. They possess features and properties similar to those of skeletal muscle cells.
What is the function of myocardium?
The MUSCLE tissue that forms the walls of the HEART. Myocardial cells are unique in their structure, blending muscle and NERVE structures so they can both contract and conduct electrical impulses. Myocardial cells thus can contract independent of external stimulation. The myocardial fibers of the atria have a different configuration from those of the ventricles. TheCORONARY ARTERIES provide an extensive network to supply blood to the myocardium, which requires about 70 percent of the blood's oxygen. With increasing age, fibrous and fatty tissue tends to infiltrate the myocardium, somewhat reducing its effectiveness.
Rapid transfer of electrical signals between cardiac muscle cells is promoted by?
the intercalated disks between the cells
What does depolarization of the heart mean?
It is a positive wave in the hearts muscle cells, the process of electrical discharge and the flow of electrical activity.
What is the function of axon terminal?
the primary function is to send nerve signals to the various parts of the body
What is the contractile cell?
Contractile cells are the smooth muscle cells of the heart that... contract. They get their signal from the nodes within the heart, which spontaneously fire action potentials (because of leak channels).
What is the primary type of macromolecule in the actin and myosin that make up muscle cells?
Protein
What attaches cardiac muscle fibers together?
The myocardial cells are connected through tight junctions and gap junctions between the cell membranes of adjacent cells. The myocardium as a whole is covered by the pericardium on the outside and the endocardium on the inside.
