Myocytes are the cells within the heart tissue that generate the tiny electrical impulses that cause heart muscle cells to contract, and the heart to 'beat. '

Are myocytes in skeletal muscle?

Skeletal muscle cells

Muscle cells, commonly known as myocytes, are the cells that make up muscle tissue. There are 3 types of muscle cells in the human body; cardiac, skeletal, and smooth. Skeletal muscle cells are long, cylindrical, multi-nucleated and striated.

Where are myocytes found and where are Cardiocytes found?

Also known as myocardiocytes, cardiomyocytes are cells that make up the heart muscle/cardiac muscle. As the chief cell type of the heart, cardiac cells are primarily involved in the contractile function of the heart that enables the pumping of blood around the body.