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Which layer of the heart wall contracts and is composed primarily of cardiac muscle tissue?
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∙ 10y ago
Yes. For future refference myo as a prefix generally means it has something to do with muscle contraction. Cardi odviously means is has something to do with the heart.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agomycardium
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What tissue is your heart composed of?
Cardiac Muscle tissue =)
What makes up most of the middle layer in the heart wall?
Most of the middle layer in the heart wall is composed of cardiac muscle cells. Cardiac muscle cells are also known as cardiomyocytes.
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 types of tissue make up your heart?
The types of tissues that make up your heart are cardiac muscle tissue, nerve tissue and blood tissue. The cardiac muscle tissue contracts, making the heart pump. The nerve tissue brings messages that tell the heart how fast to beat. The blood tissue is carried from the heart to other organs of the body.
What kind of tissue is the heart made up of?
Cardiac muscle fibers.
What muscle is the heart primarily composed of?
There are three types of muscles in the human body, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle. The Muscle that the heart is made out of is of course, cardiac muscle. The smooth muscle consist of the lining of the esophagus, the stomach and other internal organs, the skeletal muscles consist of more familiar muscle groups such as the hamstrings, quadriceps, biceps, abdominals, etc.
What muscle are heart walls composed to?
The heart is composed of cardiac muscle.
What tissue is your heart composed of?
Cardiac Muscle tissue =)
What cells make up the myocardium?
Most of the myocardium is composed of cardiac myocytes.
What is an organ composed to the cardiac muscle?
The heart.
What tissue is composed of cardiac muscle?
heart
What muscle are heart walls composed of?
cardiac
Does cardiac muscle and heart have the same relationship?
The heart is composed of cardiac muscle fibers. It is the same thing.
Where is Cardiac muscle found and what does it do?
Cardiac muscle is found in the heart. It contracts, causing the heart to beat and blood to circulate through out the body.
What kind of tissue contracts?
Muscle tissue specializes in contraction. This includes cardiac, smooth, and striated.
The heart muscle is composed of a specialized type of muscle tissue called?
the cardiac muscle also known as myocardium is a muscular tissue of the heart
What is a layer composed largely of cardiac muscle tissue?
Myocardium
