Myocardium (cardiac muscle tissue) must rhythmically contract for a lifetime. This requires a considerable amount of energy production by the cells. You would expect to see a relatively high amount of which organelle in these cells?

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Mitochondria are responsible for energy production in cells through cellular respiration. Since myocardial cells require a significant amount of energy to rhythmically contract throughout a person's lifetime, they would have a large amount of mitochondria to meet this demand.

Myocardium (Cardiac Muscle Tissue) Must Rhythmically Contract for a Lifetime