Table 3.
Transverse velocity (θtr) versus longitudinal velocity (θlo).
| cm/sec | ||||
| θtr | θlo | θlo/θtr | ||
| A. Cardiac Muscle | 1.56 | 1.62 | 33 | 20.4 |
| B. Smooth Muscle | 0.16 | 0.19 | 10 | 52.6 |
| A/B Ratio (CMC/SMC) | 9.75 | 8.53 | 3.3 | 0.39 |
Assumed cell length and diameter: 150 μm by 16 μm (cardiac muscle) and 200 μm by 5 μm (smooth muscle). Thus, the ratio of cell diameters (CMC/SMC) was 0.31. θtr: The first value is with stimulations of single cell (A1 for CMC and E1 for SMC). The second value is with stimulations of the entire chain (A-Chain for CMC and E-Chain for SMC) θlo/θtr: That ratio was calculated using θtr with stimulation of entire chain.