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Is Heart made up of striated or non striated muscles?

Heart muscle is striated but not in the same way that skeletal muscle is. Cardiac muscle is a type of involuntary striated muscle found only in the walls of the heart.Cardiac and skeletal muscle are similar in that both appear to be striated in that they contain sarcomeres. In striated muscle, such as skeletal and cardiac muscle, the actin and myosin filaments each have a specific and constant length on the order of a few micrometers, far less than the length of the elongated muscle cell (a few millimeters in the case of human skeletal muscle cells).The filaments are organized into repeated subunits along the length. These subunits are called sarcomeres. The sarcomeres are what give skeletal and cardiac muscles their striated appearance of narrow dark and light bands, because of the parallel arrangement of the actin and myosin filaments.However, cardiac muscle has unique features relative to skeletal muscle. For one, the myocytes are much shorter and are narrower than the skeletal muscle cells, being about 0.1 millimeters long and 0.02 millimeters wide .Furthermore, while skeletal muscles are arranged in regular, parallel bundles, cardiac muscle connects at branching, irregular angles.Anatomically, the muscle fibers are typically branched like a tree branch. In addition, cardiac muscle fibers connect to other cardiac muscle fibers through intercalcated discs and form the appearance of a syncytium (continuous cellular material).These intercalcated discs, which appear as irregularly-spaced dark bands between myocytes, are a unique and prominent feature of cardiac muscle .


How does the skeletal and muscular system work in a spider?

In spiders, the skeletal system is their exoskeleton, composed of chitin, which provides support and protection. Their muscles are attached to the inside of the exoskeleton and work in antagonistic pairs to move the spider's limbs by contracting and relaxing. This coordinated effort allows spiders to move, hunt, and perform various functions.


What type of tissue in esophagus?

The esophagus is made up of tissue is stratisfied squamous and cuboidal. The cuboidal tissue is in cubes, the width is the same as the height. The trachea has tissue made up of Pseudostrasified epithelia cells and is columnar, higher in height than width


What are the phagocytic cells in skeletal tissue called?

Osteoclasts are phagocytic and are derived from monocytes and not from the same line as the other bone cells.


What Tissues work together to perform the same function?

Tissues that work together to perform the same function are organized into organs. For example, in the heart, cardiac muscle tissue contracts to pump blood, while connective tissue provides structure and support. Additionally, epithelial tissue lines the heart chambers and valves, ensuring smooth blood flow. This collaboration among different tissue types enables the organ to function effectively.

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What type of muscles are striation found in?

Striations are commonly found in skeletal muscles, which are the muscles responsible for voluntary movement. Smooth muscles, found in organs like the intestines and blood vessels, do not typically have striations.


How many muscles does a rottweiler have?

A dog has over 500 skeletal muscles. Obviously there are the cardiac muscles and the smooth muscles on top of that but its over 500.Also for future reference all dog breeds have the same amount.


Is a skeletal muscle the same as a striated muscle?

Yes, skeletal muscles are voluntary, meaning they can be intentionally controlled. This distinguishes them from the cardiac muscle (heart) and smooth muscles, which are involuntary.


Uncontrolled muscle contractions the same as skeletal muscle contractions?

Uhh, no uncontrolled muscle contraction occurs in smooth and cardiac muscles... there are many differences between these two types of muscles; controlled and uncontrolled muscle contraction.....


Why are smooth and cardiac muscle involuntary?

Smooth and cardiac muscles are involuntary because they are controlled by the autonomic nervous system, which regulates bodily functions unconsciously. These muscles are designed to work without conscious effort in order to maintain essential processes such as digestion, circulation, and breathing.


What is location of striated muscle in human body?

Striated muscle is so called because when viewed in a microscope bands of light, bark and medium darkness are seen. This occurs because of the very organized structures of the two protein filaments actin and myosin. Muscles with the filaments organized in a fashion that produces striation are the skeletal muscles and the cardiac muscle. Smooth muscle also have actin and myosin but they are not sin the same way so no striations are seen.


Does the heart muscle have the same structure as the arm muscle?

No. Cardiac muscles are involuntary while skeletal muscles are voluntary, meaning you have control of the arm muscles, but not the heart muscles.


How are cardiac muscles and striated muscles the same?

They are not.


How are skeletal and cardiac muscle the same?

They are both striated.


Are skeletal and abdominal muscles the same?

no it's not


How many muscles are there in the human body?

There is no universally agreed definition of what a skeletal muscle is, so there are differences of opinion as to where one muscle ends and another begins, hence the variation in numbers. There are also several small skeletal muscles in the human body that may or may not be present in certain individuals due to genetic factors. For example the palmaris longus muscle is not present in approximately 14% of the population, and the peroneus quartus is a muscle rarely found in the human body.There is also another kind of muscle called smooth muscle, which cannot be consciously controlled. It's near impossible to say how many smooth muscles there are in the body since they can vary in size greatly and are not exactly easy to count.There are three types of muscles smooth, skeletal, and cardiac. The cardiac and smooth are involuntary meaning you do not have to think about them to work. Skeletal which as you can guess move your skeleton are voluntary meaning you have to think about moving them before they move.Humans have between 650 and 850 muscles in their body. The range of numbers is due to debate over muscle classification. Some experts count 650 due to grouping related small muscles with the same origins. Other experts believe the number is as high as 850 because each individual movement the muscles create.206


What head muscle helps you bite a carrot stick?

The same muscles that allow you to smile. Your jaw muscles of course!