| cardiac muscle |
the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
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| cardiac muscle |
the muscle of the heart, comprising the chief component of the myocardium and lining the walls of the large vessels joined to the heart; it is composed of fibers of striated but involuntary muscle. The composition and organization of its fibers resemble those of skeletal muscle, but instead of forming a syncytium, its branched, mononucleate cells are linked end to end by intercalated disks that provide both mechanical and ionic coupling for coordination of the entire muscle.
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| cardiac muscle |
Specialised muscle of the heart that has the property of being able to relax and contract throughout life without becoming tired or stopping.
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| cardiac muscle |
striated, involuntary muscle that is found only in the heart.
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