Cardiac muscle
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- Created on: 21-02-13 00:50
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- Cardiac muscle
- Three types of Cardiac muscle
- Ventricular muscle
- Atrial muscle
- Specialised excitatory and conductive muscle fibres
- Branched fibres with intercalated discs joining cells at their ends
- Contracts quickly, no fatigue
- Contraction is myogenic, rate controlled by autonomic nervous system
- Pumps blood around body
- Three types of Cardiac muscle
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