Cardiac muscle: characteristics, functions and location (preview) - Human Histology | Kenhub

Cardiac muscle is the main type of tissue found in the human heart. Watch the full video here to learn everything about histology of cardiac muscle: Oh, are you struggling with learning anatomy? We created the ★ Ultimate Anatomy Study Guide ★ to help you kick some gluteus maximus in any topic. Completely free. Download yours today: Cardiac muscle is a type of tissue that develops from the mesoderm during embryonic development. It develops from the cells of the primitive heart tube, aligns into chain like arrays, and has the same arrangement of its contractile filaments as seen in skeletal muscle. As the name suggests, cardiac muscle is only found in the heart. The highly synchronized contraction of the cardiac muscle cells transforms the heart into a pump where it sends blood throughout the body. To understand cardiac muscle better, we need to first look at what muscle tissue is and the different types of muscle tissue that can be found in the human body. It’s i