so electrical impulses can be carried freely between cells
No, cardiac muscle cells are branched but skeletal muscle cells are linear and do not branch
Both cardiac and skeletal muscle cells are striated and contract by the sliding filament mechanism. However, cardiac muscles cells are short, fat, branched, and interconnected unlike the long, cylindrical, multinucleate of skeletal muscle fibers.
No. Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are two different types of muscle tissue. Smooth muscle does not have striations (or stripes) and is located in the organs. Cardiac muscle is striated (has stripes) and fits together with gap junctions that allow for quick passage.
Cardiac muscle is striated because the only cardiac muscle in your body is your heart and your heart never stops working unless you die.
This is known as a cardiac syncytium, where adjacent cardiac muscle cells are interconnected by gap junctions, allowing them to function as a coordinated unit. This enables the heart to contract efficiently and effectively pump blood throughout the body.
the cell tissue is not in fact muscle tissue its penis tissue
Cardiac (Heart) muscles contain short, branching, interlinked fibres.
Smooth muscle is found in the walls of internal organs and blood vessels, while cardiac muscle is found in the heart. Smooth muscle is involuntary and under autonomic control, while cardiac muscle is also involuntary but has its own specialized conduction system. Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped and have a single nucleus, while cardiac muscle cells are branched and have one or two nuclei. Smooth muscle contracts slowly and rhythmically, while cardiac muscle contracts quickly and continuously.
cardiac and skeletal muscles have one thing in common, that is they are both striated in contrast to the smooth muscles commonly found in the GIT. however the main difference between them is that cardiac muscles function involuntarily while skeletal muscles are under conscious control. --thoughtfulobserver
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Smooth cardiac muscle.
cardiac muscle cells are joined by intercalated disks.