Cardiac Myocyte

Specialized muscle cells that form the cardiac muscle tissue of the heart, responsible for the rhythmic, involuntary contractions that pump blood throughout the body.

Key Functions:

• Generates and conducts electrical impulses.
• Contracts rhythmically to pump blood.
• Characterized by striations and intercalated discs.

Interacting Systems & Components:

• Heart (main cell type of)
• Circulatory System (component of)
• Actin (contractile protein)
• Myosin (contractile protein)