Cardiac Muscle Fibers Image
Cardiac muscle, also known as heart muscle, is the layer of muscle tissue which lies between the endocardium and epicardium. These inner and outer layers of the heart, respectively, surround the cardiac muscle tissue and separate it from the blood and other organs. Cardiac muscle is made from sheets of cardiac muscle cells.
The cardiac muscle fibers are shorter than the skeletal muscle fibers and show the branching pattern. These muscle fibers have one or two centrally placed nuclei. From the cardiac muscle histology slide, you might identify the following important histological features.
The cardiac muscle fibers are shorter than the skeletal muscle fibers and show the branching pattern. These muscle fibers have one or two centrally placed nuclei. From the cardiac muscle histology slide, you might identify the following important histological features.