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Your heart could not have only cardiac tissue because the different types of tissues (connective, fibrous, muscle, etc.) all perform certain functions and also work together.

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Why does the heart has different types of tissues?

The heart does consist or atria, ventricles, etc. but these are the gross, anatomical divisions of the heart. In asking about the kinds of tissues contained in the heart, we have to think of the cells found there. The heart obviously contains cardiac muscle, it is practically the only site where it is found, except for the transitions between the heart and the large vessels arising from it. Cardiac muscle consist of the typical cardiac muscle cells, which are di-nucleated, branched cells which connect to each other at intercalated disks, making the heart muscle a functional syncitium. In addition, the heart contains modified cardiac muscle cells called Purkinje cells. These cells transmit electrical impulses to the ventricles, to stimulate them to contract. The heart also contains connective tissue, serving various purposes, such as binding groups of cardiac muscle cells into fascicles, etc.


What is the only place cardiac muscles can be found?

In your chest right


What types of muscle tissue are found in humans?

In the bones of the body


Muscles found only in the walls of your heart?

Cardiac muscles are found only in the walls of the heart. They are specialized muscles that contract and relax to pump blood throughout the body, and they are involuntary, meaning we cannot control their contraction.


What muscle is the only one of its kind in the human body?

There are three types of muscles in the body, smooth, skeletal and cardiac. The only place you'll find cardiac muscle is in the heart.

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Are tendons primarily made up of cardiac tissue?

No, only the heart is made up of cardiac tissue.


What type of muscle is found only in the walls of the heart?

Cardiac muscle forms the muscular wall of the heart. Cardiac muscle is involuntary muscle.


What muscle tissue moves the heart?

If you mean what kind of muscle tissues it is a special tissue found only in the heart called cardiac muscle tissue. It sometimes referred to by professionals as myocardium.


What muscle is only found in the walls of the heart?

cardiac muscle tissue


Does your heart have anything to do with the muscular system?

Yes, the heart itself is mostly made of muscle, the cardiac muscle, plus connective tissue. Cardiac Muscle is only found in the heart.


Does the heart have anything to do with the muscular system?

Yes, the heart itself is mostly made of muscle, the cardiac muscle, plus connective tissue. Cardiac Muscle is only found in the heart.


What is made out of cardiac muscle in the circulatory system?

The heart is the only thing in the body that is made up of the specialized tissue in cardiac muscle


What are the muscles only found in your heart?

The only muscle found in the heart is cardiac muscle.


Involuntary muscle tissue found in the heart?

Involunary Musicle is only found in the heartreal answer...the cardiac tissue is found in your heart. it is involuntary and is striated.THe same in pigs but not goatsALL OF UR BASE R BELONG TO US


Why does the heart has different types of tissues?

The heart does consist or atria, ventricles, etc. but these are the gross, anatomical divisions of the heart. In asking about the kinds of tissues contained in the heart, we have to think of the cells found there. The heart obviously contains cardiac muscle, it is practically the only site where it is found, except for the transitions between the heart and the large vessels arising from it. Cardiac muscle consist of the typical cardiac muscle cells, which are di-nucleated, branched cells which connect to each other at intercalated disks, making the heart muscle a functional syncitium. In addition, the heart contains modified cardiac muscle cells called Purkinje cells. These cells transmit electrical impulses to the ventricles, to stimulate them to contract. The heart also contains connective tissue, serving various purposes, such as binding groups of cardiac muscle cells into fascicles, etc.


What muscles are in the haert?

The heart is primarily made up of cardiac muscle tissue, which is a unique type of muscle that is only found in the heart. This muscle tissue is responsible for the rhythmic contractions of the heart that pump blood throughout the body.


What type of cells are found in the heart?

"I am not sure of names but i know that many cells make up the heart! Try to look on the Internet for your answer. Hope this helped a bit :)" You got to be kidding me... that wasn't helpful at all, but whatever. In the heart you can find: - Myocardiocytes - those are the cells performing the rhytmic contraction of the whole heart. - Endothelial cells - those are the supporting epithelial cells, insulating the chambers of the heart and the veins.