Why is it a good thing that cardiac muscle is striated unlike smooth muscle?

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Fabel · Answer 1 · 2023-07-23T19:29:17+0000

Skeletal and cardiac muscles are known as striated muscles, because the filaments of actin and myosin that power their contraction are organized into repeating arrays, called sarcomeres, that have a striated microscopic appearance.

Why is it a good thing that cardiac muscle is striated unlike smooth muscle?

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