APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
There is only one example of cardiac muscle in the body. It is the ____
A
heart
B
brain
C
bicep
D
rib cage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cardiac muscle tissue is one of the three types of muscle tissue in your body. The other two types are skeletal muscle tissue and smooth muscle tissue. Cardiac muscle tissue is only found in your heart, where it performs coordinated contractions that allow your heart to pump blood through your circulatory system.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cardiac muscle is the muscle of the heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -1 Answer. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart. The word cardiac is an adjective specific to the heart, for example cardiac arrest is a heart attack.

Detailed explanation-4: -The muscle layer of the heart is termed the myocardium and is made up of cardiomyocytes. The myocardium is found in the walls of all four chambers of the heart, though it is thicker in the ventricles and thinner in the atria.

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