NEET BIOLOGY

STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

ANIMAL TISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cardiac muscles are branched.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cardiac muscle tissue differs from muscle tissue in that they are heavily branching, with cells joined by intercalated discs, which are overlapped projections of the sarcolemma .

Detailed explanation-2: -Cardiac muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) are striated, branched, contain many mitochondria, and are under involuntary control. Each myocyte contains a single, centrally located nucleus and is surrounded by a cell membrane known as the sarcolemma.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cardiac muscle cells have a branched shape so that each cell is in contact with three of four other cardiac muscle cells. Together all of the cardiac muscle cells in the heart form a giant network connected end to end. The skeletal muscles are unbranched striated muscles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: The given statement is False.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cardiac muscle has a very high amount of myoglobin. Cardiac muscle is highly dependent on aerobic metabolism. Cardiac muscle has shorter T-tubules than skeletal muscle. All of the listed statements are true.

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