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                  The heart, which pumps blood throughout the body, is made up of cardiac muscles. Three features of cardiac muscle are:
(i) Cardiac muscles are involuntary. They cannot be controlled by will.
(ii) Cardiac muscle cells are cylindrical, branched and uninucleate.
(iii) Cardiac muscles show rhythmic contraction and relaxation throughout life.
 
                