Cardiac muscle picture A special type of muscle found only in the heart. It shares the characteristics of both other types of muscle found in the human body.

Cardiac muscle picture

Cardiac muscle is a type of involuntary striated muscle found in the walls and histologic foundation of the heart, specifically the myocardium. Cardiac muscle is one of three major types of muscle, the others being skeletal and smooth muscle. The cells that comprise cardiac muscle are called [[Myocardiocyteal muscle cells, are multinuclear whereas smooth muscle cells are mononuclear.[