Compare and contrast cardiac and skeletal muscle in terms of electrical stimulus and action potentials (excitation-contraction coupling),...

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  1. Compare and contrast cardiac and skeletal muscle in terms ofelectrical stimulus and action potentials (excitation-contractioncoupling), role of calcium, energy use and production, and ways todevelop increased force of contraction. How does the vulnerabilityof the myocardium relate to the fact that heart disease is theleading cause of death?

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Cardiac muscle skeletal muscle Stimulation SA or AV node Autonomic innervation NM junctions Via voluntary motor innervation Action potential 220400 ms 24 ms Structural fibere Large branching with single nuclei near Long tube    See Answer
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