Cardiac Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
Cardiac muscle only found in heart and _
A
Great vessels adjoining it
2
Q
Great vessels adjoining it such as _ and _
A
Aorta
Superior vena cava
3
Q
Cardiac muscles make up almost all the mass of the thick heart walls aka _
A
Myocardium
4
Q
Fibers arranged in a spiral pattern which causes blood to be squeezed through heart as _ spreads
A
Wave of contractions
5
Q
Cardiac muscle is also _
A
Striated
6
Q
Branch and have specialized junctions known as _
A
Intercalated discs
7
Q
Can contract spontaneously without _
A
External signal from nerve
8
Q
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