What type of muscle tissue does the heart mainly consist of?
1 Answer
Jun 28, 2016
Heart muscle is named cardiac muscle. This muscle is striated but involuntary. Cells are ribbon shaped, branched; ends are connected by intercalated discs.
Explanation:
Heart muscle is functionally syncytial, and there are two separate syncytial masses around heart wall: atrial myocardium and ventricular myocardium.