1 People in advanced stages of the disease are more likely to have symptoms related to chronic liver disease, such as fluid in the abdomenâalso called ascitesâand mental confusion. Women may stop having menstrual periods.
1. Like skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle is striated, contains the same basic contractile proteins forming thick and thin filaments, organized in sarcomeres, and has the same sliding filament mechanism 2.Cardiac cells contain myofibrils, T-tubules, and SR.ike skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle is striated, contains the same basic contractile proteins forming thick and thin filaments, organized in sarcomeres, and has the same sliding filament mechanism 2. Cardiac cells contain myofibrils, T-tubules, and SR.
Smooth muscles take longer to contract than skeletal muscles do, but they can stay contracted for a long time because they don't tire easily. Cardiac (pronounced: KAR-dee-ak) muscle is found in the heart. The walls of the heart's chambers are composed almost entirely of muscle fibers. Cardiac muscle is also an involuntary type of muscle.