Learning Target
o 10-8 Students can identify the structural and functional differences between skeletal muscle fibers and cardiac muscle cells.
Terms
Cardiac muscle tissue
Cardiac muscle cells
Intercalated discs
Automaticity
Pacemaker cells
Cardiac muscle cells
Intercalated discs
Automaticity
Pacemaker cells
Checkpoints
Make a chart, diagram, or picture comparing and contrasting skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle tissue.
What structural feature of cardiac muscle tissue allows the heart to act as a functional syncytium? How?
List the functional characteristics of cardiac muscle tissue.
What structural feature of cardiac muscle tissue allows the heart to act as a functional syncytium? How?
List the functional characteristics of cardiac muscle tissue.