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MECHANISM
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Intercalated
disc__________
CARDIAC MUSCLE
Bundles form thick
myocardium
Cardiac muscle cells are
single cells (not called
fibers)
Cells branch
Cells join at
intercalated discs
1-2 nuclei in center
Here fiber = long row
of joined cardiac muscle
cells
Inherent rhythmicity:
each cell! (muscle cells
beat separately without
any stimulation)
T-tubule
Deep invagination of the sarcolemma, which is the
plasma membrane, only found in skeletal and
cardiac muscle cells.
Calcium-induced calcium release (CICR)
A process whereby calcium can trigger release of
further calcium from the muscle sarcoplasmic
reticulum.
Excitation contraction coupling (ECC)
The physiological process of converting an electrical
stimulus to a mechanical response.
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