Features Of Cardiac Muscle. It is one of three types of muscle in the body along with skeletal and smooth muscle. Coronary arteries supply to the cardiac muscle and cardiac veins.
Commented Sep 28 2017 by bigb Basic 22 points Thanks for giving answer. Cardiac muscle is characterized by striped muscle fibers connected together by intercolated disks where the membranes are specialized to allow electrical signals to pass easily. Cardiac muscle exists only within the heart of animals.
They cannot be controlled by will.
Cardiac muscle has visible striations and the cells of the cardiac muscle tissues are multinucleated just like the skeletal muscles. They cannot be controlled by will. Cardiac muscle is similar to skeletal muscle in that it is striated and that the sarcomere is the contractile unit contraction being achieved by the relationship between calcium troponins and the myofilaments. Cardiac muscle also called myocardium in vertebrates one of three major muscle types found only in the heart.
